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21.4.3 Controlling string construction

The initial value of lw:*default-character-element-type* is base-char, to avoid programs that only require 8-bit strings needlessly creating larger string objects. If your application uses Unicode characters beyond the Latin-1 range (characters of type extended-char ) then you should consider which of the following two approaches to use:

Note: Do not attempt to bind or set lw:*default-character-element-type* .


LispWorks User Guide - 8 Apr 2005

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