Apropos

symbol-nameFunction

    Syntax

    symbol-name symbol name

    Arguments and Values

    symbol — a symbol.

    name — a string.

    Description

    symbol-name returns the name of symbol. The consequences are undefined if name is ever modified.

    Examples
    (symbol-name 'temp)  "TEMP" 
    (symbol-name :start)  "START" 
    (symbol-name (gensym))  "G1234" ;for example
    Exceptional Situations

    Should signal an error of type type-error if symbol is not a symbol.