Cross-reference
Groups format directives according to various commonalities.
✘ Stub
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| Format directive | Function | To string |
|---|---|---|
| ~W | write | write-to-string |
| ~S | prin1 | prin1-to-string |
| ~A | princ | princ-to-string |
| ~% | terpri | |
| ~& | fresh-line |
(format nil "~S" object) == (prin1-to-string object)(format stream "~A" object) == (princ object stream)