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<A NAME="get"><I>Accessor</I> <B>GET</B></A> <P>
<P><B>Syntax:</B><P>
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<B>get</B> <I>symbol indicator <TT>&amp;optional</TT> default</I> =&gt; <I>value</I><P>
<TT>(setf (</TT><B>get</B> <I>symbol indicator <TT>&amp;optional</TT> default</I><TT>) </TT><I>new-value</I><TT>)</TT><P>
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<P><B>Arguments and Values:</B><P>
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<I>symbol</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#symbol"><I>symbol</I></A>. <P>
<I>indicator</I>---an <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A>. <P>
<I>default</I>---an <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A>. The default is <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A>. <P>
<I>value</I>---if the indicated property exists, the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A> that is its <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A>; otherwise, the specified <I>default</I>. <P>
<I>new-value</I>---an <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A>. <P>
<P><B>Description:</B><P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#get"><B>get</B></A> finds a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property"><I>property</I></A> on the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property_list"><I>property list</I></A>[2] of <I>symbol</I> whose <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property_indicator"><I>property indicator</I></A> is <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_i.htm#identical"><I>identical</I></A> to <I>indicator</I>, and returns its corresponding <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property_value"><I>property value</I></A>. If there are multiple <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property"><I>properties</I></A>[1] with that <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property_indicator"><I>property indicator</I></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#get"><B>get</B></A> uses the first such <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property"><I>property</I></A>. If there is no <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property"><I>property</I></A> with that <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property_indicator"><I>property indicator</I></A>, <I>default</I> is returned. <P>
<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="m_setf_.htm#setf"><B>setf</B></A> of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#get"><B>get</B></A> may be used to associate a new <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A> with an existing indicator already on the <I>symbol</I>'s <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property_list"><I>property list</I></A>, or to create a new assocation if none exists. If there are multiple <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property"><I>properties</I></A>[1] with that <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property_indicator"><I>property indicator</I></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="m_setf_.htm#setf"><B>setf</B></A> of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#get"><B>get</B></A> associates the <I>new-value</I> with the first such <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_p.htm#property"><I>property</I></A>. When a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#get"><B>get</B></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#form"><I>form</I></A> is used as a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="m_setf_.htm#setf"><B>setf</B></A> <I>place</I>, any <I>default</I> which is supplied is evaluated according to normal left-to-right evaluation rules, but its <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> is ignored. <P>
<P><B>Examples:</B><P>
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(defun make-person (first-name last-name)
(let ((person (gensym &quot;PERSON&quot;)))
(setf (get person 'first-name) first-name)
(setf (get person 'last-name) last-name)
person)) =&gt; MAKE-PERSON
(defvar *john* (make-person &quot;John&quot; &quot;Dow&quot;)) =&gt; *JOHN*
*john* =&gt; #:PERSON4603
(defvar *sally* (make-person &quot;Sally&quot; &quot;Jones&quot;)) =&gt; *SALLY*
(get *john* 'first-name) =&gt; &quot;John&quot;
(get *sally* 'last-name) =&gt; &quot;Jones&quot;
(defun marry (man woman married-name)
(setf (get man 'wife) woman)
(setf (get woman 'husband) man)
(setf (get man 'last-name) married-name)
(setf (get woman 'last-name) married-name)
married-name) =&gt; MARRY
(marry *john* *sally* &quot;Dow-Jones&quot;) =&gt; &quot;Dow-Jones&quot;
(get *john* 'last-name) =&gt; &quot;Dow-Jones&quot;
(get (get *john* 'wife) 'first-name) =&gt; &quot;Sally&quot;
(symbol-plist *john*)
=&gt; (WIFE #:PERSON4604 LAST-NAME &quot;Dow-Jones&quot; FIRST-NAME &quot;John&quot;)
(defmacro age (person &amp;optional (default ''thirty-something))
`(get ,person 'age ,default)) =&gt; AGE
(age *john*) =&gt; THIRTY-SOMETHING
(age *john* 20) =&gt; 20
(setf (age *john*) 25) =&gt; 25
(age *john*) =&gt; 25
(age *john* 20) =&gt; 25
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<P><B>Side Effects:</B> None.
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<P><B>Affected By:</B> None.
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<P><B>Exceptional Situations:</B><P>
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Should signal an error of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#type"><I>type</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="e_tp_err.htm#type-error"><B>type-error</B></A> if <I>symbol</I> is not a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#symbol"><I>symbol</I></A>. <P>
<P><B>See Also:</B><P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_getf.htm#getf"><B>getf</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_symb_4.htm#symbol-plist"><B>symbol-plist</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_rempro.htm#remprop"><B>remprop</B></A> <P>
<P><B>Notes:</B><P>
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(get x y) == (getf (symbol-plist x) y)
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_n.htm#number"><I>Numbers</I></A> and <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#character"><I>characters</I></A> are not recommended for use as <I>indicators</I> in portable code since <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#get"><B>get</B></A> tests with <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_eq.htm#eq"><B>eq</B></A> rather than <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_eql.htm#eql"><B>eql</B></A>, and consequently the effect of using such <I>indicators</I> is <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_i.htm#implementation-dependent"><I>implementation-dependent</I></A>. <P>
There is no way using <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#get"><B>get</B></A> to distinguish an absent property from one whose value is <I>default</I>. However, see <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_get_pr.htm#get-properties"><B>get-properties</B></A>. <P>
<P><HR>The following <A REL=META HREF="../Front/X3J13Iss.htm">X3J13 cleanup issues</A>, <I>not part of the specification</I>, apply to this section:<P><UL><LI> <A REL=CHILD HREF="../Issues/iss306.htm">SETF-GET-DEFAULT:EVALUATED-BUT-IGNORED</A><LI> <A REL=CHILD HREF="../Issues/iss269.htm">PLIST-DUPLICATES:ALLOW</A><P></UL><HR>
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