Re: Opposite of ~^ FORMAT Directive

Hi,

On Apr 29, 7:25 am, Kent M Pitman <pit...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
vy <volkan.yaz...@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
Is it possible to make FORMAT print a phrase just in the first element
of a ~{...~} list iteration. (Like opposite of ~^.)
...
If the case of (foo '()) is something you worry about, then use:

(defun foo (x) (format t "~:[None~;~:*First ~{~A~^, then ~}~]." x))
=> FOO

(foo '())
None.
=> NIL

Yep, this is what I was looking for. Thanks so much for your detailed
answer.


Regards.

.

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