CLHS: Section 2.4.8.6

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## 2.4.8.6 Sharpsign Dot

`#.`foo`` is read as the object resulting from the evaluation of the object represented by foo. The evaluation is done during the read process, when the `#.` notation is encountered. The `#.` syntax therefore performs a read-time evaluation of foo.

The normal effect of `#.` is inhibited when the value of *read-eval* is false. In that situation, an error of type reader-error is signaled.

For an object that does not have a convenient printed representation, a form that computes the object can be given using the `#.` notation.

The following X3J13 cleanup issues, not part of the specification, apply to this section:

- SHARP-COMMA-CONFUSION:REMOVE
- PARSE-ERROR-STREAM:SPLIT-TYPES

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