:float FLI Type Descriptor

Summary

Converts a Lisp single float to a C float.

Package

keyword

Syntax

:float

Description

The FLI type :float converts between a Lisp single float and the C float type.

Compatibility note

In LispWorks 4.4 and previous on Windows and Linux platforms, all Lisp floats are doubles. In later versions, there are three disjoint Lisp float types in 32-bit LispWorks and two in 64-bit LispWorks, on all platforms.

See also

:double
2.1.2 Floating point types