CLHS: Function MAKE-BROADCAST-STREAM

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Function MAKE-BROADCAST-STREAM

Syntax:

make-broadcast-stream `&rest` streams => broadcast-stream

Arguments and Values:

stream---an output stream.

broadcast-stream---a broadcast stream.

Description:

Returns a broadcast stream.

Examples:

     (setq a-stream (make-string-output-stream)
            b-stream (make-string-output-stream)) =>  #<String Output Stream>
     (format (make-broadcast-stream a-stream b-stream)
              "this will go to both streams") =>  NIL
     (get-output-stream-string a-stream) =>  "this will go to both streams"
     (get-output-stream-string b-stream) =>  "this will go to both streams"

Side Effects: None.

Affected By: None.

Exceptional Situations:

Should signal an error of type type-error if any stream is not an output stream.

See Also:

broadcast-stream-streams

Notes: None.

The following X3J13 cleanup issue, not part of the specification, applies to this section:

- STREAM-ACCESS:ADD-TYPES-ACCESSORS

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