find-all-symbols [Function]

find-all-symbols string => symbols

Arguments and Values::

string---a string designator.

symbols---a list of symbols.

Description::

find-all-symbols searches every registered package for symbols that have a name that is the same (under string=) as string. A list of all such symbols is returned. Whether or how the list is ordered is implementation-dependent.

Examples::

 (find-all-symbols 'car)
=>  (CAR)
OR=> (CAR VEHICLES:CAR)
OR=> (VEHICLES:CAR CAR)
 (intern "CAR" (make-package 'temp :use nil)) =>  TEMP::CAR, NIL
 (find-all-symbols 'car)
=>  (TEMP::CAR CAR)
OR=> (CAR TEMP::CAR)
OR=> (TEMP::CAR CAR VEHICLES:CAR)
OR=> (CAR TEMP::CAR VEHICLES:CAR)

See Also::

section find-symbol [Function]

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