CLCS
Function

name-char

name-char namechar-p

Arguments and Values

namea string designator.
char-pa character or nil.

Description

Returns the character object whose name is name (as determined by string-equali.e., lookup is not case sensitive). If such a character does not exist, nil is returned.

Examples

(name-char 'space) ⇒  #\Space
(name-char "space") ⇒  #\Space
(name-char "Space") ⇒  #\Space
(let ((x (char-name #\a)))
  (or (not x) (eql (name-char x) #\a))) ⇒  true

Exceptional Situations

Should signal an error of type type-error if name is not a string designator.

See Also

char-name