====== Function SYMBOL-NAME ====== ====Syntax==== * **symbol-name** //symbol// → //name// ====Arguments and Values==== * //symbol// - a //[[CL:Glossary:symbol]]//. * //name// - a //[[CL:Glossary:string]]//. ====Description==== **symbol-name** returns the //[[CL:Glossary:name]]// of //symbol//. The consequences are undefined if //name// is ever modified. ====Examples==== <blockquote> (symbol-name 'temp) <r>"TEMP" </r> (symbol-name :start) <r>"START" </r> (symbol-name '|lowercase|) <r>"lowercase"</r> (symbol-name (gensym)) <r>"G1234" ; for example </r> </blockquote> ====Side Effects==== None. ====Affected By==== None. ====Exceptional Situations==== Should signal an error of type type-error if //symbol// is not a //[[CL:Glossary:symbol]]//. ====See Also==== None. ====Notes==== None. \issue{LISP-SYMBOL-REDEFINITION:MAR89-X3J13}