symbol-name

Type:	-	function (subr)
Source:	-	xlbfun.c

Syntax

(symbol-name symbol)

symbol - an expression that evaluates to a symbol name
returns - the symbol's print name

Description

The 'symbol-name' function takes the 'symbol' expression and returns the printable string of the 'symbol'. If the 'symbol' had not existed, then it will be created and interned into the system symbol table *obarray* , but with it's value unbound and an empty property list.

Examples

(symbol-name 'foo)        ; returns "FOO"
(symbol-name 'gleep)      ; returns "GLEEP"

(setq my-symbol 'flop)    ; define MY-SYMBOL
(symbol-name my-symbol)   ; returns "FLOP"

See the symbol-name function in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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