Returns a string described by x; specifically:
(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.
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}