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find-package

find-package Function

Syntax:

find-package name → package

Arguments and Values:

name—a string designator or a package object.

package—a package object or nil.

Description:

If name is a string designator , find-package locates and returns the package whose name or nickname is name. This search is case sensitive. If there is no such package, find-package returns nil.

If name is a package object, that package object is returned.

Examples:

(find-package ’common-lisp) → #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP"> 
(find-package "COMMON-LISP-USER") → #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER"> 
(find-package ’not-there) → NIL

Affected By:

The set of packages created by the implementation.

defpackage, delete-package, make-package, rename-package

See Also:

make-package

Expanded Reference: find-package​

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