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class="Smaller">&nbsp;package:</span> <a href="https://pkgs.racket-lang.org/package/base" title="Install this package using `raco pkg install base`"><span class="stt">base</span></a></span></td></tr></table></div><div class="SIntrapara">The bindings documented in this section are provided by the <a href="fasl.html" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/fasl</span></a> library, not <a href="index.html" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/base</span></a> or <a href="index.html" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket</span></a>.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="together"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="prototype RForeground"><tr><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((lib._racket/fasl..rkt)._s-exp-~3efasl))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/fasl | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span></span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktVar">v</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktOpt">[</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktVar">out</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">#:keep-mutable?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">keep-mutable?</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">#:handle-fail</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">handle-fail</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">#:external-lift?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">external-lift?</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">#:skip-prefix?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">skip-prefix?</span><span class="RktOpt">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._or%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">or/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="void.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._void%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">void</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="bytestrings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._bytes~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">bytes?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">v</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">out</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._or%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">or/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="port-ops.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._output-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">output-port?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">keep-mutable?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">handle-fail</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._or%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">or/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">. </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="RktPn"> .</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">external-lift?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._or%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">or/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">. </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="function-contracts.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._-~3e%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-&gt;</span></a></span><span class="RktPn"> .</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">skip-prefix?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="together"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="prototype RForeground"><tr><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((lib._racket/fasl..rkt)._fasl-~3es-exp))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/fasl | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span></span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktVar">in</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktOpt">[</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">#:datum-intern?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">datum-intern?</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">#:external-lifts</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">external-lifts</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">#:skip-prefix?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">skip-prefix?</span><span class="RktOpt">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top">&rarr;</td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">in</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._or%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">or/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="port-ops.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._input-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">input-port?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="bytestrings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._bytes~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">bytes?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">datum-intern?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#t</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">external-lifts</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="vectors.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._vector~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">vector?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">#</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">skip-prefix?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">The <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> function serializes <span class="RktVar">v</span> to a byte
string, printing it directly to <span class="RktVar">out</span> if <span class="RktVar">out</span> is an
output port or returning the byte string otherwise. The
<span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span> function decodes a value from a byte string
(supplied either directly or as an input port) that was encoded with
<span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span>.</div></p><p>The <span class="RktVar">v</span> argument must be a value that could be <span class="RktSym"><a href="quote.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._quote%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">quote</a></span>d
as a literal&#8212;<wbr></wbr>that is, a value without syntax objects for which
<span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="eval.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._compile%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">compile</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVal">`</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">,</span><span class="RktVal">v</span><span class="RktPn">)</span> would work and be <span class="RktSym"><a href="Reading.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read</a></span>able
after <span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span>&#8212;<wbr></wbr>or it can include <a href="linklets.html#%28tech._correlated._object%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">correlated
objects</span></a> mixed with those values. The byte string produced by
<span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> does not use the same format as compiled code,
however.</p><p>If a value within <span class="RktVar">v</span> is not valid as a <span class="RktSym"><a href="quote.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._quote%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">quote</a></span>d
literal, and if <span class="RktVar">handle-fail</span> is not <span class="RktVal">#f</span>, then
<span class="RktVar">handle-fail</span> is called on the nested value, and the result of
<span class="RktVar">handle-fail</span> is written in that value&rsquo;s place. The
<span class="RktVar">handle-fail</span> procedure might raise an exception instead of
returning a replacement value. If <span class="RktVar">handle-fail</span> is <span class="RktVal">#f</span>,
then the <span class="RktSym"><a href="exns.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._exn~3afail~3acontract%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exn:fail:contract</a></span> exception is raised when an invalid value is
encountered.</p><p>If <span class="RktVar">external-lift?</span> is not <span class="RktVal">#f</span>, then it receives each
value <span class="RktVar">v-sub</span> encountered in <span class="RktVar">v</span> by
<span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span>. If the result of <span class="RktVar">external-lift?</span> on
<span class="RktVar">v-sub</span> is true, then <span class="RktVar">v-sub</span> is not encoded in the
result, and it instead treated as <a name="(tech._externally._lifted)"></a><span style="font-style: italic">externally lifted</span>. A
deserializing <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span> receives a <span class="RktVar">external-lifts</span>
vector that has one value for each externally lifted value, in the
same order as passed to <span class="RktVar">external-lift?</span> on serialization.</p><p>Like <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="eval.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._compile%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">compile</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVal">`</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">,</span><span class="RktVal">v</span><span class="RktPn">)</span>, <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> does not
preserve graph structure, support cycles, or handle non-<a href="structures.html#%28tech._prefab%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">prefab</span></a>
structures. Compose <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> with <span class="RktSym"><a href="serialization.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fserialize..rkt%29._serialize%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">serialize</a></span> to
preserve graph structure, handle cyclic data, and encode serializable
structures. The <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span>
functions consult <span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._current-write-relative-directory%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">current-write-relative-directory</a></span> and
<span class="RktSym"><a href="eval.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._current-load-relative-directory%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">current-load-relative-directory</a></span>
(falling back to <span class="RktSym"><a href="Filesystem.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._current-directory%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">current-directory</a></span>), respectively, in the same
way as bytecode saving and loading to store paths in relative form,
and they similarly allow and convert constrained <span class="RktSym"><a href="exns.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._srcloc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">srcloc</a></span>
values (see <a href="printing.html#%28part._print-compiled%29" data-pltdoc="x">Printing Compiled Code</a>).</p><p>Unless <span class="RktVar">keep-mutable?</span> is provided as true to
<span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span>, then mutable values in <span class="RktVar">v</span> are replaced
by immutable values when the result is decoded by
<span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span>. Unless <span class="RktVar">datum-intern?</span> is provided as
<span class="RktVal">#f</span>, then any immutable value produced by <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span>
is filtered by <span class="RktSym"><a href="stxops.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._datum-intern-literal%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">datum-intern-literal</a></span>. The defaults make the
composition of <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span> behave
like the composition of <span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="Reading.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read</a></span>.</p><p>If <span class="RktVar">skip-prefix?</span> is not <span class="RktVal">#f</span>, then a prefix that
identifies the stream as a serialization is not written by
<span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> or read by <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span>. Omitting a
prefix can save a small amount of space, which can useful when
serializing small values, but it gives up a sanity check on the
<span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span> that is often useful.</p><p>The byte-string encoding produced by <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> is
independent of the Racket version, except as future Racket versions
introduce extensions that are not currently recognized. In particular,
the result of <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> will be valid as input to any
future version of <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span> (as long as the
<span class="RktVar">skip-prefix?</span> arguments are consistent).</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">fasl</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._list%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">list</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">"speed"</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">racer</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#\!</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktSym">fasl</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#"racket/fasl:\0\24\34\3 \1\23\5speed\16\5racer\r!"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._fasl-~3es-exp%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">fasl-&gt;s-exp</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">fasl</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(#("speed") racer #\!)</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p class="SHistory">Changed in version 6.90.0.21 of package <span class="stt">base</span>: Made <span class="RktSym"><a href="fasl.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Ffasl..rkt%29._s-exp-~3efasl%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">s-exp-&gt;fasl</a></span> format version-independent
and added the <span class="RktPn">#:keep-mutable?</span>
and <span class="RktPn">#:datum-intern?</span> arguments.<br/>Changed in version 7.3.0.7: Added support for <a href="linklets.html#%28tech._correlated._object%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">correlated objects</span></a>.<br/>Changed in version 7.5.0.3: Added the <span class="RktPn">#:handle-fail</span> argument.<br/>Changed in version 7.5.0.9: Added the <span class="RktPn">#:external-lift?</span> and <span class="RktPn">#:external-lifts</span> arguments.</p><div class="navsetbottom"><span class="navleft"><form class="searchform"><input class="searchbox" id="searchbox" type="text" tabindex="1" placeholder="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, &quot;8.6&quot;, &quot;../&quot;);"/></form>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.racket-lang.org/index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot(&quot;8.6&quot;);">top</a><span class="tocsettoggle">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:void(0);" title="show/hide table of contents" onclick="TocsetToggle();">contents</a></span></span><span class="navright">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="serialization.html" title="backward to &quot;13.9 Serialization&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">&larr; prev</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="input-and-output.html" title="up to &quot;13 Input and Output&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">up</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="sha.html" title="forward to &quot;13.11 Cryptographic Hashing&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">next &rarr;</a></span>&nbsp;</div></div></div><div id="contextindicator">&nbsp;</div></body></html>