*print-nickname* Variable

Summary

Controls the package prefix used when a symbol is printed.

Package

lispworks

Initial Value

nil

Description

The variable *print-nickname* controls which package prefix is used when a symbol is printed and the symbol's package needs to be output.

If *print-nickname* is true and the package has at least one nickname, then the first of the nicknames (that is, the first nickname in the list returned by package-nicknames) is output. Otherwise, the package name is output.