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vl-symbol-name (AutoLISP)

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Returns a string containing the name of a symbol

(vl-symbol-name symbol)

Arguments

symbol

Any LISP symbol.

Return Values

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

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