*print-string* Variable

Summary

Specifies a maximum length when printing strings.

Package

hcl

Initial Value

t

Description

The variable *print-string* controls whether the printer uses an abbreviated form for strings when *print-escape* is true.

If the value of *print-string* is t then strings are printed in full as specified by ANSI Common Lisp.

If the value of *print-string* is nil, then strings are printed as unreadable objects with no specific information about the string.

If the value of *print-string* is an integer, then strings longer than *print-string* are printed as unreadable objects that include the type, length and first *print-string* characters.