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<A NAME="STpackageST"><I>Variable</I> <B>*PACKAGE*</B></A> <P>
<P><B>Value Type:</B><P>
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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>
<P><B>Initial Value:</B><P>
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the <TT>COMMON-LISP-USER</TT> package. <P>
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Whatever <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 currently the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#STpackageST"><B>*package*</B></A> is referred to as the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#current_package"><I>current package</I></A>. <P>
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(in-package &quot;COMMON-LISP-USER&quot;) =&gt; #&lt;PACKAGE &quot;COMMON-LISP-USER&quot;&gt;
*package* =&gt; #&lt;PACKAGE &quot;COMMON-LISP-USER&quot;&gt;
(make-package &quot;SAMPLE-PACKAGE&quot; :use '(&quot;COMMON-LISP&quot;))
=&gt; #&lt;PACKAGE &quot;SAMPLE-PACKAGE&quot;&gt;
(list
(symbol-package
(let ((*package* (find-package 'sample-package)))
(setq *some-symbol* (read-from-string &quot;just-testing&quot;))))
*package*)
=&gt; (#&lt;PACKAGE &quot;SAMPLE-PACKAGE&quot;&gt; #&lt;PACKAGE &quot;COMMON-LISP-USER&quot;&gt;)
(list (symbol-package (read-from-string &quot;just-testing&quot;))
*package*)
=&gt; (#&lt;PACKAGE &quot;COMMON-LISP-USER&quot;&gt; #&lt;PACKAGE &quot;COMMON-LISP-USER&quot;&gt;)
(eq 'foo (intern &quot;FOO&quot;)) =&gt; <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#true">true</A>
(eq 'foo (let ((*package* (find-package 'sample-package)))
(intern &quot;FOO&quot;)))
=&gt; <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#false">false</A>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_load.htm#load"><B>load</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_cmp_fi.htm#compile-file"><B>compile-file</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="m_in_pkg.htm#in-package"><B>in-package</B></A> <P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_cmp_fi.htm#compile-file"><B>compile-file</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="m_in_pkg.htm#in-package"><B>in-package</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_load.htm#load"><B>load</B></A>, <B>package</B> <P>
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