* Sam Steingold <ยทยทยท@goems.com>
| ACL5beta:
| user(8): (character 1000)
| nil
| user(9): char-code-limit
| 65536
|
| Is this a bug? (looks like it; #'character should either return a
| character or signal an error, right?)
CHARACTER does not take an integer argument in ANSI CL.
I have to _guess_ that the implied question really is why the value of
CHAR-CODE-LIMIT does not reflect the true limit, which is 256. if this
is so, see the standard's entries on CHAR-CODE-LIMIT and CODE-CHAR. the
latter _does_ take an integer argument, an _may_ return NIL.
_always_ consult the specification. there are no short-cuts.
http://www.harlequin.com/books/HyperSpec/Body/convar_char-code-limit.html
http://www.harlequin.com/books/HyperSpec/Body/fun_code-char.html
http://www.harlequin.com/books/HyperSpec/Body/fun_character.html
http://www.harlequin.com/books/HyperSpec/Body/glo_c.html#character_designator
#:Erik
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