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ANSI Common Lisp  23 Reader 23.2 Dictionary of Reader
| 23.2.17 *readtable* |
Variable |
- Value Type:
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a readtable.
- Initial Value:
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A readtable that conforms to the description of Common Lisp syntax in Chapter 2 Syntax.
- Description:
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The value of *readtable* is called the current readtable.
It controls the parsing behavior of the Lisp reader,
and can also influence the Lisp printer (e.g., see the function readtable-case).
- Examples:
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(readtablep *readtable*)  true
(setq zvar 123) 123
(set-syntax-from-char #\z #\' (setq table2 (copy-readtable))) T
zvar 123
(setq *readtable* table2) #<READTABLE>
zvar VAR
(setq *readtable* (copy-readtable nil)) #<READTABLE>
zvar 123
- Affected By:
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compile-file,
load
- See Also:
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compile-file,
load,
readtable,
Section 2.1.1.1 The Current Readtable
- Allegro CL Implementation Details:
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See The standard readtable is read-only, affect on with-standard-io-syntax and modifying the readtable in init files and with -e
in implementation.html
for information on the implementation of *readtable*.
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