bit-vector (original) (raw)

ANSI Common Lisp 15 Arrays 15.2 Dictionary of Arrays

Class Precedence List:

bit-vector,vector,array,sequence,t

Description:

A bit vector is a vector the element type of which is bit.

The type bit-vector is a subtype of type vector, for bit-vector means (vector bit).

Compound Type Specifier Kind:

Abbreviating.

Compound Type Specifier Syntax:

(bit-vector [size])

Compound Type Specifier Arguments:

size - a non-negative fixnum, or the symbol *.

Compound Type Specifier Description:

This denotes the same type as the type (array bit (size)); that is, the set of bit vectors of size size.

See Also:

Section 2.4.8.4 Sharpsign Asterisk, Section 22.1.3.6 Printing Bit Vectors, Section 15.1.2.2 Required Kinds of Specialized Arrays

Allegro CL Implementation Details:

None.