• string x → string

• x - a string, a symbol, or a character.
• string - a string.

Returns a string described by x; specifically:

• If x is a string, it is returned.
• If x is a symbol, its name is returned.
• If x is a character, then a string containing that one character is returned.
• string might perform additional, implementation-defined conversions.

(string "already a string") 

→

"already a string" 



(string 'elm) 

→

"ELM" 



(string #\\c) 

→

"c" 

None.

In the case where a conversion is defined neither by this specification nor by the implementation, an error of type type-error is signaled.

• Function COERCE
• Type STRING

coerce can be used to convert a sequence of characters to a string.

prin1-to-string, princ-to-string, write-to-string, or format (with a first argument of nil) can be used to get a string representation of a number or any other object.

\issue{CHARACTER-PROPOSAL:2-1-1} \issue{CHARACTER-PROPOSAL:2-1-1} \issue{STRING-COERCION:MAKE-CONSISTENT} \issue{STRING-COERCION:MAKE-CONSISTENT}