13.2.6 character [Function]

character character ⇒ denoted-character

Arguments and Values::

character—a character designator.

denoted-character—a character.

Description::

Returns the character denoted by the character designator.

Examples::

 (character #\a) ⇒  #\a
 (character "a") ⇒  #\a
 (character 'a) ⇒  #\A
 (character '\a) ⇒  #\a
 (character 65.) is an error.
 (character 'apple) is an error.

Exceptional Situations::

Should signal an error of type type-error if object is not a character designator.

See Also::

coerce

Notes::

 (character object) ≡ (coerce object 'character)