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>set-dispatch-macro-character, get-dispatch-macro-character</B
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>Syntax</B
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><P CLASS="j"
><B
>get-dispatch-macro-character</B
> <SPAN CLASS="cmssi"
>disp-char</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmssi"
>sub-char</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmtt"
>&amp;optional</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmssi"
>readtable</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="arrow"
>&#8594;</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmssi"
>function</SPAN
></P
><P CLASS="j"
><B
>set-dispatch-macro-character</B
> <SPAN CLASS="cmssi"
>disp-char</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmssi"
>sub-char</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmssi"
>new-function</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmtt"
>&amp;optional</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmssi"
>readtable</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="arrow"
>&#8594;</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="misc"
><B
>t</B
></SPAN
></P
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><DT
><B
>Arguments and Values</B
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><DD
><P CLASS="j"
><VAR CLASS="param"
>disp-char</VAR
> &#8212; a <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#character"
><EM CLASS="term"
>character</EM
></A
>. </P
><P CLASS="j"
><VAR CLASS="param"
>sub-char</VAR
> &#8212; a <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#character"
><EM CLASS="term"
>character</EM
></A
>. </P
><P CLASS="j"
><VAR CLASS="param"
>readtable</VAR
> &#8212; a <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#readtable_designator"
><EM CLASS="term"
>readtable designator</EM
></A
>. The default is the <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#current_readtable"
><EM CLASS="term"
>current readtable</EM
></A
>. </P
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><VAR CLASS="param"
>function</VAR
> &#8212; a <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#function_designator"
><EM CLASS="term"
>function designator</EM
></A
> or <SPAN CLASS="misc"
><B
>nil</B
></SPAN
>. </P
><P CLASS="j"
><VAR CLASS="param"
>new-function</VAR
> &#8212; a <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#function_designator"
><EM CLASS="term"
>function designator</EM
></A
>.</P
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><B
>Description</B
></DT
><DD
><P CLASS="j"
><A HREF="f_set-dispatch-macro-character.html" CLASS="funref"
><B
>set-dispatch-macro-character</B
></A
> causes <VAR CLASS="param"
>new-function</VAR
> to be called when <VAR CLASS="param"
>disp-char</VAR
> followed by <VAR CLASS="param"
>sub-char</VAR
> is read. If <VAR CLASS="param"
>sub-char</VAR
> is a lowercase letter, it is converted to its uppercase equivalent. It is an error if <VAR CLASS="param"
>sub-char</VAR
> is one of the ten decimal digits. </P
><P CLASS="j"
><A HREF="f_set-dispatch-macro-character.html" CLASS="funref"
><B
>set-dispatch-macro-character</B
></A
> installs a <VAR CLASS="param"
>new-function</VAR
> to be called when a particular <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#dispatching_macro_character"
><EM CLASS="term"
>dispatching macro character</EM
></A
> pair is read. <VAR CLASS="param"
>New-function</VAR
> is installed as the dispatch function to be called when <VAR CLASS="param"
>readtable</VAR
> is in use and when <VAR CLASS="param"
>disp-char</VAR
> is followed by <VAR CLASS="param"
>sub-char</VAR
>. </P
><P CLASS="j"
>For more information about how the <VAR CLASS="param"
>new-function</VAR
> is invoked, see <A HREF="2_1_Character_Syntax.html#sec_2_1_4_4" CLASS="secref"
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>Section</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>2.1.4.4</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>(Macro</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>Characters)</SPAN
></A
>. </P
><P CLASS="j"
><A HREF="f_set-dispatch-macro-character.html" CLASS="funref"
><B
>get-dispatch-macro-character</B
></A
> retrieves the dispatch function associated with <VAR CLASS="param"
>disp-char</VAR
> and <VAR CLASS="param"
>sub-char</VAR
> in <VAR CLASS="param"
>readtable</VAR
>. </P
><P CLASS="j"
><A HREF="f_set-dispatch-macro-character.html" CLASS="funref"
><B
>get-dispatch-macro-character</B
></A
> returns the macro-character function for <VAR CLASS="param"
>sub-char</VAR
> under <VAR CLASS="param"
>disp-char</VAR
>, or <SPAN CLASS="misc"
><B
>nil</B
></SPAN
> if there is no function associated with <VAR CLASS="param"
>sub-char</VAR
>. If <VAR CLASS="param"
>sub-char</VAR
> is a decimal digit, <A HREF="f_set-dispatch-macro-character.html" CLASS="funref"
><B
>get-dispatch-macro-character</B
></A
> returns <SPAN CLASS="misc"
><B
>nil</B
></SPAN
>.</P
></DD
><DT
><B
>Examples</B
></DT
><DD
><PRE CLASS="screen"
>(get-dispatch-macro-character #\# #\{) <SPAN CLASS="cmsy"
><SPAN CLASS="arrow"
>&#8594;</SPAN
></SPAN
> NIL
(set-dispatch-macro-character #\# #\{ ;dispatch on #{
#'(lambda(s c n)
(let ((list (read s nil (values) t))) ;list is object after #n{
(when (consp list) ;return nth element of list
(unless (and n (&lt; 0 n (length list))) (setq n 0))
(setq list (nth n list)))
list))) <SPAN CLASS="cmsy"
><SPAN CLASS="arrow"
>&#8594;</SPAN
></SPAN
> T
#{(1 2 3 4) <SPAN CLASS="cmsy"
><SPAN CLASS="arrow"
>&#8594;</SPAN
></SPAN
> 1
#3{(0 1 2 3) <SPAN CLASS="cmsy"
><SPAN CLASS="arrow"
>&#8594;</SPAN
></SPAN
> 3
#{123 <SPAN CLASS="cmsy"
><SPAN CLASS="arrow"
>&#8594;</SPAN
></SPAN
> 123</PRE
><P CLASS="j"
>If it is desired that <CODE CLASS="f"
>#$<I CLASS="i"
><I
>foo</I
></I
></CODE
> : as if it were <CODE CLASS="f"
>(dollars <I CLASS="i"
><I
>foo</I
></I
>)</CODE
>.</P
><PRE CLASS="screen"
>(defun |#$-reader| (stream subchar arg)
(declare (ignore subchar arg))
(list 'dollars (read stream t nil t))) <SPAN CLASS="cmsy"
><SPAN CLASS="arrow"
>&#8594;</SPAN
></SPAN
> |#$-reader|
(set-dispatch-macro-character #\# #\$ #'|#$-reader|) <SPAN CLASS="cmsy"
><SPAN CLASS="arrow"
>&#8594;</SPAN
></SPAN
> T</PRE
></DD
><DT
><B
>See Also</B
></DT
><DD
><P CLASS="j"
><A HREF="2_1_Character_Syntax.html#sec_2_1_4_4" CLASS="secref"
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>Section</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>2.1.4.4</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>(Macro</SPAN
> <SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>Characters)</SPAN
></A
></P
></DD
><DT
><B
>Side Effects</B
></DT
><DD
><P CLASS="j"
>The <VAR CLASS="param"
>readtable</VAR
> is modified.</P
></DD
><DT
><B
>Affected By</B
></DT
><DD
><P CLASS="j"
><A HREF="v_readtable.html" CLASS="varref"
><B
>*readtable*</B
></A
>.</P
></DD
><DT
><B
>Exceptional Situations</B
></DT
><DD
><P CLASS="j"
>For either function, an error is signaled if <VAR CLASS="param"
>disp-char</VAR
> is not a <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#dispatching_macro_character"
><EM CLASS="term"
>dispatching macro character</EM
></A
> in <VAR CLASS="param"
>readtable</VAR
>.</P
></DD
><DT
><B
>See Also</B
></DT
><DD
><P CLASS="j"
><A HREF="v_readtable.html" CLASS="varref"
><B
>*readtable*</B
></A
></P
></DD
><DT
><B
>Notes</B
></DT
><DD
><P CLASS="j"
>It is necessary to use <A HREF="f_make-dispatch-macro-character.html" CLASS="funref"
><B
>make-dispatch-macro-character</B
></A
> to set up the dispatch character before specifying its sub-characters.</P
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