CLCS
Function

make-string

make-string size &key initial-element element-type ⇒ string

Arguments and Values

sizea valid array dimension.
initial-elementa character.

The default is implementation-dependent.

element-typea type specifier. The default is character.
stringa simple string.

Description

make-string returns a simple string of length size whose elements have been initialized to initial-element.

The element-type names the type of the elements of the string; a string is constructed of the most specialized type that can accommodate elements of the given type.

Examples

 (make-string 10 :initial-element #\5) ⇒  "5555555555"
 (length (make-string 10)) ⇒  10

Affected By

The implementation.