CLHS: Function FIND-ALL-SYMBOLS

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Function FIND-ALL-SYMBOLS

Syntax:

find-all-symbols string => symbols

Arguments and Values:

string---a string designator.

symbols---a list of symbols.

Description:

find-all-symbols searches every registered package for symbols that have a name that is the same (under string=) as string. A list of all such symbols is returned. Whether or how the list is ordered is implementation-dependent.

Examples:

     (find-all-symbols 'car)
    =>  (CAR)
    OR=>  (CAR VEHICLES:CAR)
    OR=>  (VEHICLES:CAR CAR)
     (intern "CAR" (make-package 'temp :use nil)) =>  TEMP::CAR, NIL
     (find-all-symbols 'car)
    =>  (TEMP::CAR CAR)
    OR=>  (CAR TEMP::CAR)
    OR=>  (TEMP::CAR CAR VEHICLES:CAR)
    OR=>  (CAR TEMP::CAR VEHICLES:CAR)

Side Effects: None.

Affected By: None.

Exceptional Situations: None.

See Also:

find-symbol

Notes: None.

The following X3J13 cleanup issue, not part of the specification, applies to this section:

- PACKAGE-DELETION:NEW-FUNCTION

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