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make-string [Function]

make-string size &key initial-element element-type => string

Arguments and Values::

size--a valid array dimension.

initial-element--a character.

The default is implementation-dependent.

element-type--a type specifier. The default is character.

string--a simple string.

Description::

make-string returns a simple string of length size whose elements have been initialized to initial-element.

The element-type names the type of the elements of the string; a string is constructed of the most specialized type that can accommodate elements of the given type.

Examples::

      (make-string 10 :initial-element #\5) =>  "5555555555"
      (length (make-string 10)) =>  10
     

Affected By::

The implementation.