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ANSI Common Lisp  10 Symbols 10.2 Dictionary of Symbols
| 10.2.8 *gensym-counter* |
Variable |
- Value Type:
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a non-negative integer.
- Initial Value:
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implementation-dependent.
- Description:
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A number which will be used in constructing the name of
the next symbol generated by the function gensym.
*gensym-counter* can be either assigned or bound
at any time, but its value must always be a non-negative integer.
- Affected By:
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gensym.
- See Also:
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gensym
- Notes:
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The ability to pass a numeric argument to gensym has been deprecated;
explicitly binding *gensym-counter* is now stylistically preferred.
- Allegro CL Implementation Details:
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None.
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