a generalized boolean.
true.
If false, escape characters and package prefixes are not output when an expression is printed.
If true, an attempt is made to print an expression
in such a way that it can be read again to produce an equal
expression.
(This is only a guideline; not a requirement. See *print-readably*
.)
For more specific details of how the value of *print-escape*
affects the printing of certain types,
see Section 22.1.3 (Default Print-Object Methods).
(let ((*print-escape* t)) (write #\a)) ▷ #\a → #\a (let ((*print-escape* nil)) (write #\a)) ▷ a → #\a
princ
, prin1
, format
princ
effectively binds *print-escape*
to false.
prin1
effectively binds *print-escape*
to true.