native-character-sizeof

$Revision: 1.1.2.2 $

Function

Package: EXCL

Arguments: (character &key (external-format :default))

This functiuon returns an integer.

This function returns the number of bytes needed to represent character using the external-format specified by external-format. Overriding the default external-format is not supported in this Allegro CL release. When :default is specified, the value of excl:*default-external-format* is used.

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