(defun test-readtable-case-printing ()
(let ((*readtable* (copy-readtable nil))
(*print-case* *print-case*))
(format t "READTABLE-CASE *PRINT-CASE* Symbol-name Output~
~
~
(dolist (readtable-case '(:upcase :downcase :preserve :invert))
(setf (readtable-case *readtable*) readtable-case)
(dolist (print-case '(:upcase :downcase :capitalize))
(dolist (symbol '(|ZEBRA| |Zebra| |zebra|))
(setq *print-case* print-case)
(format t "~&:~A~15T:~A~29T~A~42T~A"
(string-upcase readtable-case)
(string-upcase print-case)
(symbol-name symbol)
(prin1-to-string symbol)))))))
The output from (test-readtable-case-printing) should be as follows:
READTABLE-CASE *PRINT-CASE* Symbol-name Output
--------------------------------------------------
:UPCASE :UPCASE ZEBRA ZEBRA
:UPCASE :UPCASE Zebra |Zebra|
:UPCASE :UPCASE zebra |zebra|
:UPCASE :DOWNCASE ZEBRA zebra
:UPCASE :DOWNCASE Zebra |Zebra|
:UPCASE :DOWNCASE zebra |zebra|
:UPCASE :CAPITALIZE ZEBRA Zebra
:UPCASE :CAPITALIZE Zebra |Zebra|
:UPCASE :CAPITALIZE zebra |zebra|
:DOWNCASE :UPCASE ZEBRA |ZEBRA|
:DOWNCASE :UPCASE Zebra |Zebra|
:DOWNCASE :UPCASE zebra ZEBRA
:DOWNCASE :DOWNCASE ZEBRA |ZEBRA|
:DOWNCASE :DOWNCASE Zebra |Zebra|
:DOWNCASE :DOWNCASE zebra zebra
:DOWNCASE :CAPITALIZE ZEBRA |ZEBRA|
:DOWNCASE :CAPITALIZE Zebra |Zebra|
:DOWNCASE :CAPITALIZE zebra Zebra
:PRESERVE :UPCASE ZEBRA ZEBRA
:PRESERVE :UPCASE Zebra Zebra
:PRESERVE :UPCASE zebra zebra
:PRESERVE :DOWNCASE ZEBRA ZEBRA
:PRESERVE :DOWNCASE Zebra Zebra
:PRESERVE :DOWNCASE zebra zebra
:PRESERVE :CAPITALIZE ZEBRA ZEBRA
:PRESERVE :CAPITALIZE Zebra Zebra
:PRESERVE :CAPITALIZE zebra zebra
:INVERT :UPCASE ZEBRA zebra
:INVERT :UPCASE Zebra Zebra
:INVERT :UPCASE zebra ZEBRA
:INVERT :DOWNCASE ZEBRA zebra
:INVERT :DOWNCASE Zebra Zebra
:INVERT :DOWNCASE zebra ZEBRA
:INVERT :CAPITALIZE ZEBRA zebra
:INVERT :CAPITALIZE Zebra Zebra
:INVERT :CAPITALIZE zebra ZEBRA
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