




prompt-for-symbol message &key initial-value symbols package ok-check pane-args popup-args continuation => result , okp
The function 
prompt-for-symbol
 prompts the user for a symbol which they should enter into the pane.
initial-value
, if non-
nil
, should be a symbol which is initially displayed in the pane.
The symbols that are valid can be constrained in a number of ways.
symbols
, if non-
nil
, should be a list of all valid symbols. The default is 
nil
, meaning all symbols are valid.
package
, if non-
nil
, is a package in which the symbol must be available. The value 
nil
 means that the value of 
*package*
 is used, and this is the default.
ok-check
 is a function which when called on a symbol will return non-
nil
 if the symbol is valid.
The prompter is created by calling prompt-for-string. Arguments can be passed to the 
make-instance
 of the pane and the call to 
popup-confirmer using 
pane-args
 and 
popup-args
 respectively, and an input history can be implemented by supplying a 
history-function
 or 
history-symbol
 in 
popup-args
.
If 
continuation
 is non-
nil
, then it must be a function with a lambda list that accepts two arguments. The 
continuation
 function is called with the values that would normally be returned by 
prompt-for-symbol
. On Cocoa, passing 
continuation
 causes the dialog to be made as a window-modal sheet and 
prompt-for-symbol
 returns immediately, leaving the dialog on the screen. The with-dialog-results macro provides a convenient way to create a 
continuation
 function.
(capi:prompt-for-symbol "Enter a symbol:")
(capi:prompt-for-symbol "Enter a symbol:"
:package 'cl)
(capi:prompt-for-symbol "Enter a symbol:"
:symbols
'(foo bar baz))
(capi:prompt-for-symbol "Enter a symbol:"
:ok-check #'(lambda (symbol)
(string< symbol "B")))