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@@ -30798,6 +30798,41 @@ to the value of the .code flo-max-dig variable. +.coNP Special variable @ *print-base* +.desc +The +.code *print-base* +variable controls the base (radix) used for printing integer values. +It applies when the functions +.codn print , +.cond pprint , +.cond prinl , +.cond pprinl , +.code tostring +and +.codn tostringp +process an integer value. +It also applies when the +.code ~a +and +.code ~s +conversion specifiers of the +.code format +function are used for printing an integer value. + +The default value of the variable is +.codn 10 . + +Meaningful values are: +.codn 2 , +.codn 8 , +.code 10 +and +.codn 16 . + +When base 16 is selected, hexadecimal digits are printed as upper-case +characters. + .coNP Function @ format .synb .mets (format < stream-designator < format-string << format-arg *) @@ -31044,7 +31079,20 @@ for the sake of read-print consistency. Objects truncated by precision may not have read-print consistency. For instance, if a string object is truncated, it loses its trailing closing quote, so that the resulting representation is no longer -a properly formed string object. +a properly formed string object. For integer objects, the +.code *print-base* +variable is honored. Effectively, an integer is printed by the +.code s +directive as if by the +.codn b , +.codn o , +.codn d , +or +.code x directive, depending on the value of the variable. + +.coIP d +Requires an argument of integer or character type type. The integer +value or character code is printed in decimal. .coIP x Requires an argument of character or integer type. The integer value or |