Variable

Summary

Determines how many attributes of a composite object are described.

Package

lispworks

Initial value

20

Description

The variable *describe-length* controls how many attributes of a composite object the function describe describes.

This means the number of elements of a sequence, entries in a hash table, slots of a structure instance, and so on.

If *describe-length* is nil then describe describes all of the attributes. Use this value only with care.

Notes

The describe functionality is load-on-demand in the LispWorks image as shipped. Therefore if you have not done (require "describe") or called describe, *describe-length* may be unbound.

See also

describe