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#### 13.2.21 name-char [Function]

`name-char` name ⇒ char-p

#### Arguments and Values::

name—a string designator.

char-p—a character or nil.

#### Description::

Returns the character object whose name is name (as determined by string-equal—i.e., lookup is not case sensitive). If such a character does not exist, nil is returned.

#### Examples::

    (name-char 'space) ⇒  #\Space
    (name-char "space") ⇒  #\Space
    (name-char "Space") ⇒  #\Space
    (let ((x (char-name #\a)))
      (or (not x) (eql (name-char x) #\a))) ⇒  true

#### Exceptional Situations::

Should signal an error of type type-error if name is not a string designator.

#### See Also::

char-name