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ANSI Common Lisp  23 Reader 23.2 Dictionary of Reader
| 23.2.3 make-dispatch-macro-character |
Function |
- Syntax:
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make-dispatch-macro-character
char &optional non-terminating-p readtable
 t
- Arguments and Values:
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char - a character.
non-terminating-p - a generalized boolean.
The default is false.
readtable - a readtable.
The default is the current readtable.
- Description:
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make-dispatch-macro-character makes char
be a dispatching macro character in readtable.
Initially, every character in the dispatch table
associated with the char has an associated function
that signals an error of type reader-error.
If non-terminating-p is true,
the dispatching macro character
is made a non-terminating macro character;
if non-terminating-p is false,
the dispatching macro character
is made a terminating macro character.
- Examples:
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(get-macro-character #\{) NIL, false
(make-dispatch-macro-character #\{) T
(not (get-macro-character #\{)) false
The readtable is altered.
- See Also:
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*readtable*, set-dispatch-macro-character
- Allegro CL Implementation Details:
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None.
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