parse-namestring

parse-namestring Function

Summary

Parses a pathname namestring.

Package

common-lisp

Signature

parse-namestring thing &optional host default-pathname &key start end junk-allowed => pathname, position

Arguments

`thing`⇩	A string, a pathname or a stream associated with a file.
`host`⇩	A valid pathname host, a logical host, or `nil`.
`default-pathname`⇩	A pathname designator.
`start`⇩, `end`⇩	Bounding index designators of `thing`.
`junk-allowed`⇩	A generalized boolean.

Values

`pathname`	A pathname, or `nil`.
`position`	A bounding index designator for `thing`.

Description

The function parse-namestring and its use of thing, host, default-pathname, start, end and junk-allowed are as specified in ANSI Common Lisp with some extensions.

The syntax of namestrings in LispWorks is explained in 27.18.1 Parsing physical namestrings in LispWorks.