ISO one of possibly several sets that form an exhaustive partition of the type character . See Section 13.1.2.1 Character Scripts . The secondary value returned by truncate is a remainder. See Section 22.2.1.1 Dynamic Control of the Arrangement of Output . If a self-evaluating object is evaluated , it yields itself as its only value .
Strings are self-evaluating objects.
The presence of semi-standard aspects in the language is intended to lessen portability problems and reduce the risk of gratuitous divergence among implementations that might stand in the way of future standardization. See Figure 2.1.3 Standard Characters . See parallel . Setf Expansions . 1. to override the meaning of.