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character [Function]

character character => denoted-character

Arguments and Values::

character--a character designator.

denoted-character--a character.

Description::

Returns the character denoted by the character designator.

Examples::

      (character #\a) =>  #\a
      (character "a") =>  #\a
      (character 'a) =>  #\A
      (character '\a) =>  #\a
      (character 65.) is an error.
      (character 'apple) is an error.
     

Exceptional Situations::

Should signal an error of type type-error if object is not a character designator.

See Also::

coerce

Notes::

      (character object) == (coerce object 'character)