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<A NAME="find-package"><I>Function</I> <B>FIND-PACKAGE</B></A> <P>
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<P><B>Syntax:</B><P>
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<B>find-package</B> <I>name</I> => <I>package</I><P>
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<I>name</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#string_designator"><I>string designator</I></A> or a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#package"><I>package</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A>. <P>
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<I>package</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#package"><I>package</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A> or <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A>. <P>
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<P><B>Description:</B><P>
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If <I>name</I> is a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#string_designator"><I>string designator</I></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#find-package"><B>find-package</B></A> locates and returns the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#package"><I>package</I></A> whose name or nickname is <I>name</I>. This search is case sensitive. If there is no such <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#package"><I>package</I></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#find-package"><B>find-package</B></A> returns <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A>. <P>
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If <I>name</I> is a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#package"><I>package</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A>, that <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#package"><I>package</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A> is returned. <P>
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<P><B>Examples:</B><P>
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(find-package 'common-lisp) => #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP">
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(find-package "COMMON-LISP-USER") => #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">
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(find-package 'not-there) => NIL
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</TT> <P>
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<P><B>Side Effects:</B> None.
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<P><B>Affected By:</B><P>
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The set of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#package"><I>packages</I></A> created by the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_i.htm#implementation"><I>implementation</I></A>. <P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="m_defpkg.htm#defpackage"><B>defpackage</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_del_pk.htm#delete-package"><B>delete-package</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_mk_pkg.htm#make-package"><B>make-package</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_rn_pkg.htm#rename-package"><B>rename-package</B></A> <P>
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<P><B>Exceptional Situations:</B> None.
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<P><B>See Also:</B><P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_mk_pkg.htm#make-package"><B>make-package</B></A> <P>
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<P><B>Notes:</B> None.
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<P><HR>The following <A REL=META HREF="../Front/X3J13Iss.htm">X3J13 cleanup issue</A>, <I>not part of the specification</I>, applies to this section:<P><UL><LI> <A REL=CHILD HREF="../Issues/iss254.htm">PACKAGE-FUNCTION-CONSISTENCY:MORE-PERMISSIVE</A><P></UL><HR>
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