Re: Opposite of ~^ FORMAT Directive



vy <volkan.yazici@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Hi,

Is it possible to make FORMAT print a phrase just in the first element
of a ~{...~} list iteration. (Like opposite of ~^.)

Assuming I'm parsing your question right,

CL-USER> (format t "~1{~A~}" '(foo bar baz))
-| FOO
=> NIL

.



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