From: Andreas Reuleaux <rx@a-rx.info>
To: "Thompson, David" <dthompson2@worcester.edu>
Cc: guile-user <guile-user@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: unusual let binding (of lp) - in function element->xml from sxml simple
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2024 22:16:55 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ttmpry5k.fsf@softland> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJ=RwfbQqJyr9aeE7rSSW6N_NBD47wuGPo6xEt=Mspm2hYU4vw@mail.gmail.com> (David Thompson's message of "Sat, 3 Feb 2024 16:55:29 -0500")
"Thompson, David" <dthompson2@worcester.edu> writes:
> This is a form of 'let' known as "named let". In the code you
> reference, the variable 'lp' is a procedure, short for "loop", and the
> let bindings give initial values for the loop. Calling 'lp' will bring
> control back to the beginning of the 'let' with the bindings rebound
> to new values. It's a convenient shorthand for simple loops.
>
> See https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/manual/html_node/while-do.html#index-let-1
> for more info.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> - Dave
OK, thanks a lot ... and yes: this does help indeed,
(and I am list replying)
-Andreas
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-02-03 21:51 unusual let binding (of lp) - in function element->xml from sxml simple Andreas Reuleaux
2024-02-03 21:55 ` Thompson, David
2024-02-03 22:16 ` Andreas Reuleaux [this message]
2024-02-04 6:30 ` tomas
2024-02-04 8:46 ` Damien Mattei
2024-02-04 15:37 ` Andreas Reuleaux
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