pprint

Type:	-	function (subr)
Source:	-	xlpp.c

Syntax

(pprint expr [dest])

expr - an expression to be pretty printed
dest - an optional destination, must be a file pointer or stream, default is *standard-output*
returns - always returns NIL

Description

The 'pprint' function produces a pretty looking version of the 'expr' and prints it to the specified 'destination'. If 'expr' is an atom like a string, a symbol, a number, etc., 'pprint' will print it like print. If 'expr' is a list, it will perform indenting, as necessary. NIL is always returned as the result of 'pprint'. The 'destination' may be a file pointer or a stream. If there is no 'destination' or it is NIL , *standard-output* is the default.

Examples

(pprint 'a)      ; prints  A       returns NIL
(pprint "abcd")  ; prints  "abcd"  returns NIL

(pprint '(a-very-long-name (first list) (second list)))

                 ; prints (A-VERY-LONG-NAME (FIRST LIST)
                 ;                          (SECOND LIST))
                 ; returns NIL

Common Lisp: Common Lisp specifies that 'pprint' with a 'destination' of NIL will go to *standard-output*. XLISP does not send the output to *standard-output* with a 'destination' of NIL. Common Lisp also specifies that a 'destination' of  T  will be sent to *terminal-io*, which is not defined in XLISP by default. XLISP does not allow  T  as a valid argument for 'destination'.

See the pprint function in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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