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(defun test-readtable-case-reading ()
(let ((*readtable* (copy-readtable nil)))
(format t "READTABLE-CASE Input Symbol-name~
~
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(dolist (readtable-case '(:upcase :downcase :preserve :invert))
(setf (readtable-case *readtable*) readtable-case)
(dolist (input '("ZEBRA" "Zebra" "zebra"))
(format t "~&:~A~16T~A~24T~A"
(string-upcase readtable-case)
input
(symbol-name (read-from-string input)))))))
The output from (test-readtable-case-reading) should be as follows:
READTABLE-CASE Input Symbol-name
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:UPCASE ZEBRA ZEBRA
:UPCASE Zebra ZEBRA
:UPCASE zebra ZEBRA
:DOWNCASE ZEBRA zebra
:DOWNCASE Zebra zebra
:DOWNCASE zebra zebra
:PRESERVE ZEBRA ZEBRA
:PRESERVE Zebra Zebra
:PRESERVE zebra zebra
:INVERT ZEBRA zebra
:INVERT Zebra Zebra
:INVERT zebra ZEBRA