Syntax:
readtable-case readtable => mode
(setf (readtable-case readtable) mode)
Arguments and Values:
readtable---a readtable.
mode---a case sensitivity mode.
Description:
Accesses the readtable case of readtable, which affects the way in which the Lisp Reader reads symbols and the way in which the Lisp Printer writes symbols.
Examples:
See Section 23.1.2.1 (Examples of Effect of Readtable Case on the Lisp Reader) and Section 22.1.3.3.2.1 (Examples of Effect of Readtable Case on the Lisp Printer).
Affected By: None.
Exceptional Situations:
Should signal an error of type type-error if readtable is not a readtable. Should signal an error of type type-error if mode is not a case sensitivity mode.
See Also:
*readtable*, *print-escape*, Section 2.2 (Reader Algorithm), Section 23.1.2 (Effect of Readtable Case on the Lisp Reader), Section 22.1.3.3.2 (Effect of Readtable Case on the Lisp Printer)
Notes:
copy-readtable copies the readtable case of the readtable.