[racket] reference #:when clause in for/list?
Thank Daniel and Sam!
Below is a little conclusion:
1. When it comes to "for*/list", "in-values" can be used to introduce
bindings just like "let".
2. "filter-map" can be a great alternative when "for/list" is considered.
On 08/17/2014 07:59 PM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt wrote:
> This is what 'in-value' is for.
>
> Sam
>
> On Aug 17, 2014 5:07 AM, "Mark Wallace" <lotabout at gmail.com
> <mailto:lotabout at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Consider the following pseudocode:
>
> (for/list ([i ...]
> #:when <very complecated expr E>)
> <reference to the above expr E>)
>
> Can I bind that expression E and reference in the body of "for/list"?
>
> If expression E takes lots of time to finish, we would not want to
> compute it again :).
>
> I understand that there are workarounds like first collect all items
> of expression E and then use 'filter' to get interested items.
> However it would be a waste of memory if the number of interested
> items is small.
>
> So, any ideas?
>
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> Mark Wallace.
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Best Regards,
Mark Wallace.