11.2.22 package-name [Function]

package-name package ⇒ name

Arguments and Values::

package—a package designator.

name—a string

or nil.

Description::

package-name returns the string that names package,

or nil if the package designator is a package object that has no name (see the function delete-package).

Examples::

 (in-package "COMMON-LISP-USER") ⇒  #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">
 (package-name *package*) ⇒  "COMMON-LISP-USER"
 (package-name (symbol-package :test)) ⇒  "KEYWORD"
 (package-name (find-package 'common-lisp)) ⇒  "COMMON-LISP"

 (defvar *foo-package* (make-package "FOO"))
 (rename-package "FOO" "FOO0")
 (package-name *foo-package*) ⇒  "FOO0"

Exceptional Situations::

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