Nicolas Troquard  <troquard@emi.u-bordeaux.fr> wrote:
+---------------
| Is there any function (number2string 8) => "8" that exists?
+---------------

If you are asking because you are coming from a Scheme background,
then what you probably really wanted was this:

	> (defun number->string (number &optional (radix 10))
		  (format nil "~vr" radix number))

	NUMBER->STRING
	> (number->string (+ 3 5))

	"8"
	> (number->string (expt 2 32))

	"4294967296"
	> (number->string (expt 2 32) 8)

	"40000000000"
	> (number->string (expt 2 32) 16)

	"100000000"
	>

However, unlike Scheme, which requires the radix to be one of 2, 8,
10, or 16, Common Lisp permits any value between 2 and 36 inclusive:

	> (number->string (expt 2 32) 5)

	"32244002423141"
	> (number->string (expt 2 32) 36)

	"1Z141Z4"
	> 


-Rob

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