"unbound identifier in module" error in Racket

Question

I'm writing a function in Racket, using DrRacket:

(define (same-parity a .b)
 (let ((remain (remainder a 2)))
  (define (recur-part remain-list)
   (cond ((= remain (remainder (car remain-list) 2))
         (append remain-list (list (car remain-list)))
         (recur-part (cdr remain-list)))
        (else (recur-part (cdr remain-list)))))
  (recur-part b)))

But the compiler complains the following:b: unbound identifier in module in: b

How could it be for the (recur-part b) is in the scope of the definition of same-parity?

Thanks!

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 24 '15 at 16:00

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Insert a space between . and b.

The problems is that .b is a legal name in Racket, so .b is in scope not b.

answered Aug 24 '15 at 16:00

soegaard

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It works:) thx. Previously I thought `.` as a separator rather than a part of the name. – Leo Aug 24 '15 at 16:15
@Caesar Very easy mistake to make. In most languages it is a separator. – soegaard Aug 24 '15 at 16:16

"unbound identifier in module" error in Racket

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