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stream-read-char Generic Function

Summary

Read one character from a stream.

Package

stream

Signature

stream-read-char stream => character

Arguments
stream
An input stream.
Values
character
A character or :eof.
Description

The generic function stream-read-char reads one item from stream. The item read is either a character or the end of file symbol :eof if the stream is at the end of a file. Every subclass of fundamental-character-input-stream must define a method for this function.

See also

fundamental-character-input-stream
stream-unread-char


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