Arguments and Values

Description

Returns a string described by x; specifically:

• If x is a string, it is returned.

• If x is a symbol, its name is returned.

• If x is a character,

  then a string containing that one character is returned.

• string might perform additional, implementation-defined conversions.

Examples

 (string "already a string") ⇒  "already a string"
 (string 'elm) ⇒  "ELM"
 (string #\c) ⇒  "c"

Exceptional Situations

In the case where a conversion is defined neither by this specification nor by the implementation, an error of type type-error is signaled.

See Also

coerce, string (type).

Notes

coerce can be used to convert a sequence of characters to a string.

prin1-to-string, princ-to-string, write-to-string, or format (with a first argument of nil) can be used to get a string representation of a number or any other object.

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