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external-format-error Condition Class

Summary

The superclass of all errors relating to external formats.

Package

external-format

Superclasses

error

Initargs
:name
The name of the external format involved.
Description

The condition class external-format-error provides a slot for the name of external format involved: this is the fully expanded form of the specification with all the parameters filled in. It is also useful for users who want to set up a handler for encoding errors.

See also

26.6 External Formats to translate Lisp characters from/to external encodings


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