Returns a string containing the name of a symbol
Supported Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Web
Signature
(vl-symbol-name symbol)
- symbol
-
Type: Symbol
Any LISP symbol.
Return Values
Type: String or error
A string containing the name of the supplied symbol argument, in uppercase.
Examples
(vl-symbol-name 'S::STARTUP) "S::STARTUP" (progn (setq sym 'my-var) (vl-symbol-name sym)) "MY-VAR" (vl-symbol-name 1) ; *** ERROR: bad argument type: symbolp 1