make-dispatch-macro-character

make-dispatch-macro-character Function

Syntax:

make-dispatch-macro-character char &optional non-terminating-p readtable → t

Arguments and Values:

char—a character .

non-terminating-p—a generalized boolean. The default is false.

readtable—a readtable. The default is the current readtable.

Description:

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:

(get-macro-character #\\&#123;) → NIL, *false* 
		     (make-dispatch-macro-character #\\&#123;) → T 
						    (not (get-macro-character #\\&#123;)) → false 
									      The *readtable* is altered. 

See Also:

*readtable*, set-dispatch-macro-character

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