Prints an expression to the command line, or writes an expression to an open file
Supported Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Web
Signature
(princ [expr [file-desc]])
- expr
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Type: Integer, Real, String, List, Symbol, File, Subroutine, Ename (entity name), T, or nil
A string or AutoLISP expression. Only the specified expr is printed; no newline or space is included.
- file-desc
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Type: File or nil
A file descriptor for a file opened for writing.
Return Values
Type: Integer, Real, String, List, Symbol, File, Ename (entity name), T, or nil
The value of the evaluated expr. If called with no arguments, princ returns a null symbol.
Remarks
This function is the same as prin1, except control characters in expr are printed without expansion. In general, prin1 is designed to print expressions in a way that is compatible with load, while princ prints them in a way that is readable by functions such as read-line.
Examples
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