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<h1>pprint</h1>
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<td><nobr>Type:</nobr></td>
<td><nobr> - </nobr></td>
<td width="100%"><nobr>function (subr)</nobr></td>
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<td><nobr>Source:</nobr></td>
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<h2>Syntax</h2>
<dl>
<dt>(pprint <i>expr</i> [<i>dest</i>])</dt>
<dd><i>expr</i> - an expression to be pretty printed<br>
<i>dest</i> - an optional destination, must be a file pointer or
stream, default is <a href="global-standard-output.htm">*standard-output*</a><br>
returns - always returns <a href="nil.htm">NIL</a></dd>
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<h2>Description</h2>
<p>The 'pprint' function produces a pretty looking version of the 'expr' and
prints it to the specified 'destination'. If 'expr' is an atom like a
string, a symbol, a number, etc., 'pprint' will print it like
<a href="print.htm">print</a>. If 'expr' is a list, it will perform
indenting, as necessary. <a href="nil.htm">NIL</a> is always
returned as the result of 'pprint'. The 'destination' may be a file pointer
or a stream. If there is no 'destination' or it is
<nobr><a href="nil.htm">NIL</a> ,</nobr>
<a href="global-standard-output.htm">*standard-output*</a> is the default.</p>
<h2>Examples</h2>
<pre class="example">
(pprint 'a) <font color="#008844">; prints A returns NIL</font>
(pprint "abcd") <font color="#008844">; prints "abcd" returns NIL</font>
(pprint '(a-very-long-name (first list) (second list)))
<font color="#008844">; prints (A-VERY-LONG-NAME (FIRST LIST)</font>
<font color="#008844">; (SECOND LIST))</font>
<font color="#008844">; returns NIL</font>
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<p><b>Common Lisp:</b> Common Lisp specifies that 'pprint' with a
'destination' of <a href="nil.htm">NIL</a> will go to
<a href="global-standard-output.htm">*standard-output*</a>. XLISP does not send the
output to <a href="global-standard-output.htm">*standard-output*</a> with a
'destination' of <a href="nil.htm">NIL</a>. Common Lisp also
specifies that a 'destination' of
<a href="t.htm"> T </a> will be sent to
*terminal-io*, which is not defined in XLISP by default. XLISP does not
allow <a href="t.htm"> T </a> as a valid argument
for 'destination'.</p>
<p>See the
<a href="../manual/xlisp-man-027.htm#pprint">pprint</a>
function in the <nobr>XLISP 2.0</nobr> manual.</p>
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