Syntax:

find-package name => package

Arguments and Values:

name---a string designator or a package object.

package---a package object or nil.

Description:

If name is a string designator, find-package locates and returns the package whose name or nickname is name. This search is case sensitive. If there is no such package, find-package returns nil.

If name is a package object, that package object is returned.

Examples:

 (find-package 'common-lisp) =>  #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP">
 (find-package "COMMON-LISP-USER") =>  #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">
 (find-package 'not-there) =>  NIL

Side Effects: None.

Affected By:

The set of packages created by the implementation.

defpackage, delete-package, make-package, rename-package

Exceptional Situations: None.

See Also:

make-package

Notes: None.

• PACKAGE-FUNCTION-CONSISTENCY:MORE-PERMISSIVE