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 ANSI Common Lisp    5 Data and Control Flow    5.3 Dictionary of Data and Control Flow
 
 - Syntax:
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return
[result]
  
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  - Arguments and Values:
 - 
result - a form; evaluated.
  The default is nil.
  - Description:
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Returns, as if by return-from, from the block named nil.
  - Examples:
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 (block nil (return) 1)    NIL
 (block nil (return 1) 2)   1
 (block nil (return (values 1 2)) 3)   1, 2
 (block nil (block alpha (return 1) 2))   1
 (block alpha (block nil (return 1)) 2)   2
 (block nil (block nil (return 1) 2))   1
 
  - See Also:
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block,
return-from,
Section 3.1 Evaluation
  - Notes:
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 (return) ==(return-from nil)
 (return form) ==(return-from nil form)
 
The implicit blocks established by macros such as do
are often named nil, so that return can be used to exit from
such forms.
 
  - Allegro CL Implementation Details:
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 None.
  
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