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Re: Arrays and vectors (again)
- To: Fahlman at CMU-20C
 
- Subject: Re: Arrays and vectors (again)
 
- From: Ginder at CMU-20C
 
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1982 15:26:00 -0000
 
- Cc: common-lisp at SU-AI
 
- In-reply-to: Your message of 29-Sep-82 0940-EDT
 
Perhaps we need devote no name to the notion denoted as char(bit)-sequence in
the RPG memorial proposal.  Wouldn't it just be OK to say that "string
functions" accept those things that satisfy :
	(typep THING '(array string-char 1))
People would probably refer to these things as "1 dimensional character
arrays" or something when talking about them, but it's not clear to me
that we need devote a special type specifier to them.  If naming is a
problem, then maybe the simple-switch version is the win.
-Joe
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