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 ANSI Common Lisp    21 Streams    21.2 Dictionary of Streams
 
| 21.2.21  write-char | 
Function | 
  
 - Syntax:
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write-char
character &optional output-stream
  
  character
  - Arguments and Values:
 - 
character - a character.
output-stream -- an output stream designator.
 The default is standard output.
 
  - Description:
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write-char outputs character to output-stream.
  - Examples:
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 (write-char #\a)
  a
  #\a
 (with-output-to-string (s) 
   (write-char #\a s)
   (write-char #\Space s)
   (write-char #\b s))
  "a b"
 
  - Side Effects:
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The output-stream is modified.
  - Affected By:
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*standard-output*,
*terminal-io*.
  - See Also:
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read-char,
write-byte,
write-sequence
  - Allegro CL Implementation Details:
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 None.
  
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