string->symbol -- r7rs Definition

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Kind

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converter;

Implemented by

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• string->symbol (from vonuvoli);

Procedure signature

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Procedure variants:

• ((string-empty) -> (symbol))
  • input: a value of type string-empty;
  • output: a value of type symbol;
• ((string-not-empty) -> (symbol))
  • input: a value of type string-not-empty;
  • output: a value of type symbol;

Exports

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• scheme:base -- (scheme base);

Exports recursive

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• scheme -- (scheme);

Description

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(string->symbol string)

Returns the symbol whose name is string. This procedure can create symbols with names containing special characters that would require escaping when written, but does not interpret escapes in its input.

(string->symbol "mISSISSIppi")                    ===>  mISSISSIppi
(eqv? 'bitBlt (string->symbol "bitBlt"))          ===>  #t
(eqv? 'LollyPop
     (string->symbol
       (symbol->string 'LollyPop)))               ===>  #t
(string=? "K. Harper, M.D."
          (symbol->string
            (string->symbol "K. Harper, M.D.")))  ===>  #t

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The text herein was sourced and adapted as described in the "R7RS attribution of various text snippets" appendix.

Referenced-types

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• string-empty;
• symbol;
• string-not-empty;