make-synonym-stream (original) (raw)

ANSI Common Lisp 21 Streams 21.2 Dictionary of Streams

Syntax:

make-synonym-stream symbol synonym-stream

Arguments and Values:

symbol - a symbol that names a dynamic variable.

synonym-stream - a synonym stream.

Description:

Returns a synonym stream whose synonym stream symbol is symbol.

Examples:

(setq a-stream (make-string-input-stream "a-stream") b-stream (make-string-input-stream "b-stream")) # (setq s-stream (make-synonym-stream 'c-stream)) # (setq c-stream a-stream) # (read s-stream) A-STREAM (setq c-stream b-stream) # (read s-stream) B-STREAM

Exceptional Situations:

Should signal type-error if its argument is not a symbol.

See Also:

Section 21.1 Stream Concepts

Allegro CL Implementation Details:

None.