Scheme pass-by-reference

Question

How can I pass a variable by reference in scheme?

An example of the functionality I want:

(define foo
  (lambda (&x)
    (set! x 5)))

(define y 2)

         


        

Answer 1

You can use a macro:

scheme@(guile-user)> (define-macro (foo var)`(set! ,var 5))
scheme@(guile-user)> (define y 2)
scheme@(guile-user)> (foo y)
scheme@(guile-user)> (display y)(newline)
5