Re: READ-FROM-STRING considered unsafe? (was Re: Simple Function Question)

Subject: Re: READ-FROM-STRING considered unsafe? (was Re: Simple Function Question)
From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.no>
Date: 1999/05/20
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Message-ID: <3136210744251796@naggum.no>

* cbarry@2xtreme.net (Christopher R. Barry)
| The analogous thing in Lisp with SETF of FORMAT should signal errors.

  FYI, SSCANF returns the number of objects successfully assigned.  if you
  use the previous value of unassigned variables, it's your own problem.

  BTW, I'd much prefer a binding form than a setting form, complete with
  &OPTIONAL and &REST and all, like DESTRUCTURING-BIND.

#:Erik
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