print-object

Open generic function

Summary

Prints an object to a stream.

Signature

print-object object stream => ()

Arguments

object

An instance of <object>.

stream

An instance of <stream>.

Values

None.

Library

io

Module

print

Description

Prints an object to a stream. You should extend the ability of print to print various objects by adding methods to the print-object function. When print actually prints an object, it calls print-object. You should never call print-object directly.

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System and I/O Reference - 31 MAR 2000