Value Type:
Initial Value:
the COMMON-LISP-USER package.
Description:
Whatever package object is currently the value of *package* is referred to as the current package.
Examples:
(in-package "COMMON-LISP-USER") => #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">
*package* => #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">
(make-package "SAMPLE-PACKAGE" :use '("COMMON-LISP"))
=> #<PACKAGE "SAMPLE-PACKAGE">
(list
(symbol-package
(let ((*package* (find-package 'sample-package)))
(setq *some-symbol* (read-from-string "just-testing"))))
*package*)
=> (#<PACKAGE "SAMPLE-PACKAGE"> #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">)
(list (symbol-package (read-from-string "just-testing"))
*package*)
=> (#<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER"> #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">)
(eq 'foo (intern "FOO")) => true
(eq 'foo (let ((*package* (find-package 'sample-package)))
(intern "FOO")))
=> false
Affected By:
load, compile-file, in-package
See Also:
compile-file, in-package, load, package
Notes: None.