whitespace-char-p Function

Summary

Tests whether a character represents white space.

Package

lispworks

Signature

whitespace-char-p char => result

Arguments

char⇩

A character.

Values

result⇩

A boolean.

Description

The function whitespace-char-p is a predicate for [whitespace1], as described in the definition of whitespace n.1. in the Common Lisp HyperSpec.

result is t if char represents white space, and nil otherwise.

If the value of *extended-spaces* is t, then U+3000 Ideographic Space is also considered whitespace.

See also

*extended-spaces*