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write-sequence [Function]

write-sequence sequence stream &key start end => sequence

sequence--a sequence.

stream--an output stream.

start, end--bounding index designators of sequence. The defaults for start and end are 0 and nil, respectively.

Description::

write-sequence writes the elements of the subsequence of sequence bounded by start and end to stream.

Examples::

      (write-sequence "bookworms" *standard-output* :end 4)
       |>  book
      =>  "bookworms"
     

Side Effects::

Modifies stream.

Exceptional Situations::

Should be prepared to signal an error of type type-error if sequence is not a proper sequence. Should signal an error of type type-error if start is not a non-negative integer. Should signal an error of type type-error if end is not a non-negative integer or nil.

Might signal an error of type type-error if an element of the bounded sequence is not a member of the stream element type of the stream.

See Also::

Compiler Terminology, read-sequence , write-string , write-line

Notes::

write-sequence is identical in effect to iterating over the indicated subsequence and writing one element at a time to stream, but may be more efficient than the equivalent loop. An efficient implementation is more likely to exist for the case where the sequence is a vector with the same element type as the stream.