[R6RS] Convenient syntax for multiple values

Manuel Serrano Manuel.Serrano
Fri Dec 10 11:47:24 EST 2004


> This was really high on everyone's wish list.  (And the absence of it
> in R5RS seems to be responsible for a certain amount of the dislike
> for them out in the community.)  I propose that we simply adopt SRFI
> 11.
No, please. SRFI forces an additional round of decoding variables arguments
and list allocation. May I suggest a Common Lisp (and Dylan) like syntax:

(multiple-value-bind (v1 v2 v3 ..)
   <sexp>   ;; PRODUCER
   <sexp>)  ;; body


-- 
Manuel


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