11.2.5 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::

find-symbol