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diff --git a/fmtdoc.txi b/fmtdoc.txi deleted file mode 100644 index 3e2adb7..0000000 --- a/fmtdoc.txi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,434 +0,0 @@ - -@menu -* Format Interface:: -* Format Specification:: -@end menu - -@node Format Interface, Format Specification, Format, Format -@subsection Format Interface - -@defun format destination format-string . arguments -An almost complete implementation of Common LISP format description -according to the CL reference book @cite{Common LISP} from Guy L. -Steele, Digital Press. Backward compatible to most of the available -Scheme format implementations. - -Returns @code{#t}, @code{#f} or a string; has side effect of printing -according to @var{format-string}. If @var{destination} is @code{#t}, -the output is to the current output port and @code{#t} is returned. If -@var{destination} is @code{#f}, a formatted string is returned as the -result of the call. NEW: If @var{destination} is a string, -@var{destination} is regarded as the format string; @var{format-string} is -then the first argument and the output is returned as a string. If -@var{destination} is a number, the output is to the current error port -if available by the implementation. Otherwise @var{destination} must be -an output port and @code{#t} is returned.@refill - -@var{format-string} must be a string. In case of a formatting error -format returns @code{#f} and prints a message on the current output or -error port. Characters are output as if the string were output by the -@code{display} function with the exception of those prefixed by a tilde -(~). For a detailed description of the @var{format-string} syntax -please consult a Common LISP format reference manual. For a test suite -to verify this format implementation load @file{formatst.scm}. Please -send bug reports to @code{lutzeb@@cs.tu-berlin.de}. - -Note: @code{format} is not reentrant, i.e. only one @code{format}-call -may be executed at a time. - -@end defun - -@node Format Specification, , Format Interface, Format -@subsection Format Specification (Format version 3.0) - -Please consult a Common LISP format reference manual for a detailed -description of the format string syntax. For a demonstration of the -implemented directives see @file{formatst.scm}.@refill - -This implementation supports directive parameters and modifiers -(@code{:} and @code{@@} characters). Multiple parameters must be -separated by a comma (@code{,}). Parameters can be numerical parameters -(positive or negative), character parameters (prefixed by a quote -character (@code{'}), variable parameters (@code{v}), number of rest -arguments parameter (@code{#}), empty and default parameters. Directive -characters are case independent. The general form of a directive -is:@refill - -@noindent -@var{directive} ::= ~@{@var{directive-parameter},@}[:][@@]@var{directive-character} - -@noindent -@var{directive-parameter} ::= [ [-|+]@{0-9@}+ | '@var{character} | v | # ] - - -@subsubsection Implemented CL Format Control Directives - -Documentation syntax: Uppercase characters represent the corresponding -control directive characters. Lowercase characters represent control -directive parameter descriptions. - -@table @asis -@item @code{~A} -Any (print as @code{display} does). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@A} -left pad. -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{colinc},@var{minpad},@var{padchar}A} -full padding. -@end table -@item @code{~S} -S-expression (print as @code{write} does). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@S} -left pad. -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{colinc},@var{minpad},@var{padchar}S} -full padding. -@end table -@item @code{~D} -Decimal. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@D} -print number sign always. -@item @code{~:D} -print comma separated. -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar}D} -padding. -@end table -@item @code{~X} -Hexadecimal. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@X} -print number sign always. -@item @code{~:X} -print comma separated. -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar}X} -padding. -@end table -@item @code{~O} -Octal. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@O} -print number sign always. -@item @code{~:O} -print comma separated. -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar}O} -padding. -@end table -@item @code{~B} -Binary. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@B} -print number sign always. -@item @code{~:B} -print comma separated. -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar}B} -padding. -@end table -@item @code{~@var{n}R} -Radix @var{n}. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n},@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar}R} -padding. -@end table -@item @code{~@@R} -print a number as a Roman numeral. -@item @code{~:@@R} -print a number as an ``old fashioned'' Roman numeral. -@item @code{~:R} -print a number as an ordinal English number. -@item @code{~R} -print a number as a cardinal English number. -@item @code{~P} -Plural. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@P} -prints @code{y} and @code{ies}. -@item @code{~:P} -as @code{~P but jumps 1 argument backward.} -@item @code{~:@@P} -as @code{~@@P but jumps 1 argument backward.} -@end table -@item @code{~C} -Character. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@C} -prints a character as the reader can understand it (i.e. @code{#\} prefixing). -@item @code{~:C} -prints a character as emacs does (eg. @code{^C} for ASCII 03). -@end table -@item @code{~F} -Fixed-format floating-point (prints a flonum like @var{mmm.nnn}). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{width},@var{digits},@var{scale},@var{overflowchar},@var{padchar}F} -@item @code{~@@F} -If the number is positive a plus sign is printed. -@end table -@item @code{~E} -Exponential floating-point (prints a flonum like @var{mmm.nnn}@code{E}@var{ee}). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{width},@var{digits},@var{exponentdigits},@var{scale},@var{overflowchar},@var{padchar},@var{exponentchar}E} -@item @code{~@@E} -If the number is positive a plus sign is printed. -@end table -@item @code{~G} -General floating-point (prints a flonum either fixed or exponential). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{width},@var{digits},@var{exponentdigits},@var{scale},@var{overflowchar},@var{padchar},@var{exponentchar}G} -@item @code{~@@G} -If the number is positive a plus sign is printed. -@end table -@item @code{~$} -Dollars floating-point (prints a flonum in fixed with signs separated). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{digits},@var{scale},@var{width},@var{padchar}$} -@item @code{~@@$} -If the number is positive a plus sign is printed. -@item @code{~:@@$} -A sign is always printed and appears before the padding. -@item @code{~:$} -The sign appears before the padding. -@end table -@item @code{~%} -Newline. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}%} -print @var{n} newlines. -@end table -@item @code{~&} -print newline if not at the beginning of the output line. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}&} -prints @code{~&} and then @var{n-1} newlines. -@end table -@item @code{~|} -Page Separator. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}|} -print @var{n} page separators. -@end table -@item @code{~~} -Tilde. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}~} -print @var{n} tildes. -@end table -@item @code{~}<newline> -Continuation Line. -@table @asis -@item @code{~:}<newline> -newline is ignored, white space left. -@item @code{~@@}<newline> -newline is left, white space ignored. -@end table -@item @code{~T} -Tabulation. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@T} -relative tabulation. -@item @code{~@var{colnum,colinc}T} -full tabulation. -@end table -@item @code{~?} -Indirection (expects indirect arguments as a list). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@@?} -extracts indirect arguments from format arguments. -@end table -@item @code{~(@var{str}~)} -Case conversion (converts by @code{string-downcase}). -@table @asis -@item @code{~:(@var{str}~)} -converts by @code{string-capitalize}. -@item @code{~@@(@var{str}~)} -converts by @code{string-capitalize-first}. -@item @code{~:@@(@var{str}~)} -converts by @code{string-upcase}. -@end table -@item @code{~*} -Argument Jumping (jumps 1 argument forward). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}*} -jumps @var{n} arguments forward. -@item @code{~:*} -jumps 1 argument backward. -@item @code{~@var{n}:*} -jumps @var{n} arguments backward. -@item @code{~@@*} -jumps to the 0th argument. -@item @code{~@var{n}@@*} -jumps to the @var{n}th argument (beginning from 0) -@end table -@item @code{~[@var{str0}~;@var{str1}~;...~;@var{strn}~]} -Conditional Expression (numerical clause conditional). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}[} -take argument from @var{n}. -@item @code{~@@[} -true test conditional. -@item @code{~:[} -if-else-then conditional. -@item @code{~;} -clause separator. -@item @code{~:;} -default clause follows. -@end table -@item @code{~@{@var{str}~@}} -Iteration (args come from the next argument (a list)). -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}@{} -at most @var{n} iterations. -@item @code{~:@{} -args from next arg (a list of lists). -@item @code{~@@@{} -args from the rest of arguments. -@item @code{~:@@@{} -args from the rest args (lists). -@end table -@item @code{~^} -Up and out. -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}^} -aborts if @var{n} = 0 -@item @code{~@var{n},@var{m}^} -aborts if @var{n} = @var{m} -@item @code{~@var{n},@var{m},@var{k}^} -aborts if @var{n} <= @var{m} <= @var{k} -@end table -@end table - - -@subsubsection Not Implemented CL Format Control Directives - -@table @asis -@item @code{~:A} -print @code{#f} as an empty list (see below). -@item @code{~:S} -print @code{#f} as an empty list (see below). -@item @code{~<~>} -Justification. -@item @code{~:^} -(sorry I don't understand its semantics completely) -@end table - - -@subsubsection Extended, Replaced and Additional Control Directives - -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar},@var{commawidth}D} -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar},@var{commawidth}X} -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar},@var{commawidth}O} -@item @code{~@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar},@var{commawidth}B} -@item @code{~@var{n},@var{mincol},@var{padchar},@var{commachar},@var{commawidth}R} -@var{commawidth} is the number of characters between two comma characters. -@end table - -@table @asis -@item @code{~I} -print a R4RS complex number as @code{~F~@@Fi} with passed parameters for -@code{~F}. -@item @code{~Y} -Pretty print formatting of an argument for scheme code lists. -@item @code{~K} -Same as @code{~?.} -@item @code{~!} -Flushes the output if format @var{destination} is a port. -@item @code{~_} -Print a @code{#\space} character -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}_} -print @var{n} @code{#\space} characters. -@end table -@item @code{~/} -Print a @code{#\tab} character -@table @asis -@item @code{~@var{n}/} -print @var{n} @code{#\tab} characters. -@end table -@item @code{~@var{n}C} -Takes @var{n} as an integer representation for a character. No arguments -are consumed. @var{n} is converted to a character by -@code{integer->char}. @var{n} must be a positive decimal number.@refill -@item @code{~:S} -Print out readproof. Prints out internal objects represented as -@code{#<...>} as strings @code{"#<...>"} so that the format output can always -be processed by @code{read}. -@refill -@item @code{~:A} -Print out readproof. Prints out internal objects represented as -@code{#<...>} as strings @code{"#<...>"} so that the format output can always -be processed by @code{read}. -@item @code{~Q} -Prints information and a copyright notice on the format implementation. -@table @asis -@item @code{~:Q} -prints format version. -@end table -@refill -@item @code{~F, ~E, ~G, ~$} -may also print number strings, i.e. passing a number as a string and -format it accordingly. -@end table - -@subsubsection Configuration Variables - -Format has some configuration variables at the beginning of -@file{format.scm} to suit the systems and users needs. There should be -no modification necessary for the configuration that comes with SLIB. -If modification is desired the variable should be set after the format -code is loaded. Format detects automatically if the running scheme -system implements floating point numbers and complex numbers. - -@table @asis - -@item @var{format:symbol-case-conv} -Symbols are converted by @code{symbol->string} so the case type of the -printed symbols is implementation dependent. -@code{format:symbol-case-conv} is a one arg closure which is either -@code{#f} (no conversion), @code{string-upcase}, @code{string-downcase} -or @code{string-capitalize}. (default @code{#f}) - -@item @var{format:iobj-case-conv} -As @var{format:symbol-case-conv} but applies for the representation of -implementation internal objects. (default @code{#f}) - -@item @var{format:expch} -The character prefixing the exponent value in @code{~E} printing. (default -@code{#\E}) - -@end table - -@subsubsection Compatibility With Other Format Implementations - -@table @asis -@item SLIB format 2.x: -See @file{format.doc}. - -@item SLIB format 1.4: -Downward compatible except for padding support and @code{~A}, @code{~S}, -@code{~P}, @code{~X} uppercase printing. SLIB format 1.4 uses C-style -@code{printf} padding support which is completely replaced by the CL -@code{format} padding style. - -@item MIT C-Scheme 7.1: -Downward compatible except for @code{~}, which is not documented -(ignores all characters inside the format string up to a newline -character). (7.1 implements @code{~a}, @code{~s}, -~@var{newline}, @code{~~}, @code{~%}, numerical and variable -parameters and @code{:/@@} modifiers in the CL sense).@refill - -@item Elk 1.5/2.0: -Downward compatible except for @code{~A} and @code{~S} which print in -uppercase. (Elk implements @code{~a}, @code{~s}, @code{~~}, and -@code{~%} (no directive parameters or modifiers)).@refill - -@item Scheme->C 01nov91: -Downward compatible except for an optional destination parameter: S2C -accepts a format call without a destination which returns a formatted -string. This is equivalent to a #f destination in S2C. (S2C implements -@code{~a}, @code{~s}, @code{~c}, @code{~%}, and @code{~~} (no directive -parameters or modifiers)).@refill - -@end table - -This implementation of format is solely useful in the SLIB context -because it requires other components provided by SLIB.@refill |