Simplified Common Lisp reference

Symbol class: Symbol, Characters, Hash, Structure, Objects and Conversions

Syntax:

Symbol type: function

internstirngpackage^(optional) => symbol, status

Argument description:

stirng	a string
package	a package designator, default is current package

INTERN function makes a new symbol from string. Possible status values are: :inherited, :external, :internal, or nil.

(intern "MOO") => MOO, NIL
(intern "MOO") => MOO, :INTERNAL
(intern "moo") => |moo|, NIL