Variables

Variables are references to data in programs. In spite of that variables imply something able to be changed, they are constant in Cloe. In other words, their values can be neither modified nor replaced although they can be redefined.

• let statements
• let expressions

let statements

The let statements define variables binding given names to expressions. Only names of variables and functions defined already can be used in their body expressions otherwise the interpreter crashes printing errors about the missing names.

(let x 42)
(let y (map (\ (x) (* x 2)) [123 456 789]))
(let x "foo") ; You can redefine variables of the same names.

let expressions

The let expressions work as well as let statements although they behave like expressions.

(print
  (let
    x (+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9)
    (** x 2)))

(print
  (let
    xs (map (\ (x) (** x 2)) [1 2 3])
    [y z _] xs
    (+ y z ..xs)))