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 ANSI Common Lisp    13 Characters    13.2 Dictionary of Characters
 
| 13.2.21  name-char | 
Function | 
  
 - Syntax:
 - 
name-char
name
  
  char-p
  - Arguments and Values:
 - 
name - a string designator.
char-p - a character or nil.
 
  - Description:
 - 
Returns the character object whose name is
name (as determined by string-equal - i.e.,  lookup is not case sensitive).
If such a character does not exist, nil is returned.
  - Examples:
 - 
(name-char 'space)   #\Space
(name-char "space")   #\Space
(name-char "Space")   #\Space
(let ((x (char-name #\a)))
  (or (not x) (eql (name-char x) #\a)))   true
 
  - Exceptional Situations:
 - 
Should signal an error of type type-error if name is not a string designator.
  - See Also:
 - 
char-name
  - Allegro CL Implementation Details:
 - 
 None.
   
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