common-lisp format
Parameters
| Lambda-List | (format DESTINATION CONTROL-STRING &REST FORMAT-ARGUMENTS) |
|---|---|
DESTINATION | the thing to write to. This can be an output stream, t (shorthand for *standard-output*), or nil (which creates a string to write to) |
CONTROL-STRING | the template string. It might be a primitive string, or it might contain tilde-prefixed command directives that specify, and somehow transform additional arguments. |
FORMAT-ARGUMENTS | potential additional arguments required by the given CONTROL-STRING. |
Remarks
The CLHS documentation for FORMAT directives can be found in Section 22.3. With SLIME, you can type C-c C-d ~ to look up the CLHS documentation for a specific format directive.
