Special Forms

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Host interop: field access or method call.

catch

Catch clause inside try.

def

Creates and interns a global var.

do

Evaluates expressions in order, returning the last.

finally

Finally clause inside try, runs on exit.

if

Evaluates test, then consequent or alternative.

monitor-enter

Acquires the monitor of an object.

monitor-exit

Releases the monitor of an object.

new

Creates a new instance of a class.

quote

Yields the unevaluated form.

recur

Rebinds and transfers control to the recursion point.

set!

Assigns a new value to a var or field.

throw

Throws an instance of Throwable.

try

try / catch / finally exception handling.

var

Resolves a symbol to its Var object.