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<A NAME="make-string"><I>Function</I> <B>MAKE-STRING</B></A> <P>
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<P><B>Syntax:</B><P>
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<B>make-string</B> <I>size <TT>&key</TT> initial-element element-type</I> => <I>string</I><P>
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<I>size</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#valid_array_dimension"><I>valid array dimension</I></A>. <P>
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<I>initial-element</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#character"><I>character</I></A>. The default is <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_i.htm#implementation-dependent"><I>implementation-dependent</I></A>. <P>
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<I>element-type</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#type_specifier"><I>type specifier</I></A>. The default is <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="t_ch.htm#character"><B>character</B></A>. <P>
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<I>string</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#simple_string"><I>simple string</I></A>. <P>
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<P><B>Description:</B><P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#make-string"><B>make-string</B></A> returns a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#simple_string"><I>simple string</I></A> of length <I>size</I> whose elements have been initialized to <I>initial-element</I>. <P>
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The <I>element-type</I> names the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#type"><I>type</I></A> of the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_e.htm#element"><I>elements</I></A> of the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#string"><I>string</I></A>; a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#string"><I>string</I></A> is constructed of the most <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#specialized"><I>specialized</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#type"><I>type</I></A> that can accommodate <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_e.htm#element"><I>elements</I></A> of the given <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#type"><I>type</I></A>. <P>
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<P><B>Examples:</B><P>
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(make-string 10 :initial-element #\5) => "5555555555"
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(length (make-string 10)) => 10
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</TT> <P>
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<P><B>Affected By:</B><P>
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The <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_i.htm#implementation"><I>implementation</I></A>. <P>
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<P><B>Exceptional Situations:</B> None.
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<P><B>See Also:</B> None.
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