Syntax information for use by the Lisp reader is embodied in an object called a readtable . Among other things, the readtable contains the association between characters and syntax types.
Figure 2–1 lists some defined names that are applicable to readtables.
| *readtable* | readtable-case |
| copy-readtable | readtablep |
| get-dispatch-macro-character | set-dispatch-macro-character |
| get-macro-character | set-macro-character |
| make-dispatch-macro-character | set-syntax-from-char |
| The Current Readtable | ||
| The Standard Readtable | ||
| The Initial Readtable |