16.2.1 string [System Class]

Class Precedence List::

string, vector, array, sequence, t

Description::

A string is a specialized vector whose elements are of type character or a subtype of type character. When used as a type specifier for object creation, string means (vector character).

Compound Type Specifier Kind::

Abbreviating.

Compound Type Specifier Syntax::

(string{[size]})

Compound Type Specifier Arguments::

size—a non-negative fixnum, or the symbol *.

Compound Type Specifier Description::

This denotes the union of all types (array c (size)) for all subtypes c of character; that is, the set of strings of size size.

See Also::

String Concepts, Double-Quote, Printing Strings