set-default-character-element-type

Function

Summary

Sets the value oflw:*default-character-element-type*.

Package

lispworks

Signature

set-default-character-element-type type => type-defaults

Arguments

type

A character type. This can take any of the valuesbase-char;lw:simple-char andcharacter

Values

type-defaults

The new value oflw:*default-character-element-type*.

Description

Sets the value oflw:*default-character-element-type*, ensuring that the system's internal state is also updated accordingly.

If you are running an existing 8-bit application you will only need to have this in your site or user configuration file:

(lw:set-default-character-element-type 'base-char)

It would be a mistake to call this in a loadable package.

Hence we considerlw:*default-character-element-type* a parameter.

See also

string
open
*default-character-element-type*

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LispWorks Reference Manual - 15 Oct 1998

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