*package* (Variable)

Value Type:

a package object.

Initial Value:

the COMMON-LISP-USER package.

Description:

Whatever package object is currently the value of *package* is referred to as the current package.

Examples:

 (in-package "COMMON-LISP-USER") → #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">
 *package* → #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">
 (make-package "SAMPLE-PACKAGE" :use '("COMMON-LISP"))
→ #<PACKAGE "SAMPLE-PACKAGE">
 (list
   (symbol-package
     (let ((*package* (find-package 'sample-package)))
       (setq *some-symbol* (read-from-string "just-testing"))))
   *package*)
→ (#<PACKAGE "SAMPLE-PACKAGE"> #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">)
 (list (symbol-package (read-from-string "just-testing"))
       *package*)
→ (#<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER"> #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">)
 (eq 'foo (intern "FOO")) → true
 (eq 'foo (let ((*package* (find-package 'sample-package)))
            (intern "FOO")))
→ false

Affected By:

load, compile-file, in-package

See Also:

compile-file, in-package, load, package