symbol-name (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 10.2.11 symbol-name [Function]

`symbol-name` symbol ⇒ name

#### Arguments and Values::

symbol—a symbol.

name—a string.

#### Description::

symbol-name returns the name of symbol.

The consequences are undefined if name is ever modified.

#### Examples::

     (symbol-name 'temp) ⇒  "TEMP"
     (symbol-name :start) ⇒  "START"
     (symbol-name (gensym)) ⇒  "G1234" ;for example

#### Exceptional Situations::

Should signal an error of type type-error if symbol is not a symbol.