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Diffstat (limited to 'txr.1')
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@@ -43556,13 +43556,44 @@ then the function renders in a way which strives for read-print consistency: an object is printed in a notation which is recognized as a similar object of the same kind when it appears in \*(TX source code. +Floating-point objects are printed as if using the +.code format +function, with formatting controlled by the +.code *print-flo-format* +variable. + If .meta pretty-p is true, then .code print -performs does not strive for read-print consistency. For instance, it prints a -string object simply by dumping its characters, rather than by adding the -surrounding quotes and rendering escape syntax for special characters. +does not strive for read-print consistency. +Strings are printed by sending their characters to the output +stream, as if by the +.code put-string +function, rather than being rendered in the string literal notation +consisting of double quotes, and escape sequences for control +characters. Likewise, character objects are printed via +.code put-char +rather than the +.code #\e +notation. Buffer objects are printed by sending their bytes to the +output stream using +.code put-byte +rather than being rendered in the +.code #b +notation. +Symbols are printed without their package prefix, except that +symbols from the keyword package are still printed with the leading colon. +Floating-point objects are printed as if using the +.code format +function, with formatting controlled by the +.code *pprint-flo-format* +variable. + +When aggregate objects like conses, ranges and vectors are printed, +the notations of these objects themselves are unaffected by the +.code pretty-p +flag; however, that flag is distributed to the elements. The .code print |