Function symbol-name

Syntax:

Arguments and Values:

symbol—a symbol.

"simple string" => "string" per Barrett. -kmp 14-Feb-92name—a string.

Description:

10.2.0 2symbol-name returns the name of symbol. The consequences are undefined if name is ever modified.

Examples:

 (symbol-name 'temp) → "TEMP" 
 (symbol-name :start) → "START"
 (symbol-name (gensym)) → "G1234" ;for example

Side Effects:

None.

Affected By:

None.

Exceptional Situations:

Should signal an error of type type-error if symbol is not a symbol.

See Also:

None.

Notes:

None.