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The meta Reference Manual

This is the meta Reference Manual, version 1.0.0, generated automatically by Declt version 4.0 beta 2 "William Riker" on Tue Jul 15 05:57:43 2025 GMT+0.

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1 Systems

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meta

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1.1 `meta`

META syntax to easily write parsers

Author

Jochen Schmidt

Long Description

META syntax to easily write parsers, as per Henry G. Baker’s Prag-Parse article

Version

1.0.0

Dependency

named-readtables (system).

Source

meta.asd.

Child Components

package.lisp (file).
meta-src.lisp (file).

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2 Files

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Lisp

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2.1.1 `meta/meta.asd`

Source: meta.asd.
Parent Component: meta (system).
ASDF Systems: meta.

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2.1.2 `meta/package.lisp`

Source: meta.asd.
Parent Component: meta (system).
Packages: meta.

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2.1.3 `meta/meta-src.lisp`

Dependency

package.lisp (file).

Source

meta.asd.

Parent Component

meta (system).

Public Interface

disable-meta-syntax (function).
enable-meta-syntax (function).
make-load-form (method).
print-object (method).
with-list-meta (macro).
with-stream-meta (macro).
with-string-meta (macro).

Internals

*meta-readtable* (special variable).
*saved-readtable* (special variable).
compile-list (function).
compileit (function).
copy-meta (function).
list-match (macro).
list-match-type (macro).
make-meta (function).
meta (structure).
meta-char (reader).
(setf meta-char) (writer).
meta-curly-bracket (function).
meta-form (reader).
(setf meta-form) (writer).
meta-p (function).
meta-reader (function).
meta-square-bracket (function).
stream-match (macro).
stream-match-type (macro).
string-match (macro).
string-match-type (macro).

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3 Packages

Packages are listed by definition order.

meta

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3.1 `meta`

Source

package.lisp.

Use List

common-lisp.
editor-hints.named-readtables.

Public Interface

disable-meta-syntax (function).
enable-meta-syntax (function).
with-list-meta (macro).
with-stream-meta (macro).
with-string-meta (macro).

Internals

*meta-readtable* (special variable).
*saved-readtable* (special variable).
compile-list (function).
compileit (function).
copy-meta (function).
list-match (macro).
list-match-type (macro).
make-meta (function).
meta (structure).
meta-char (reader).
(setf meta-char) (writer).
meta-curly-bracket (function).
meta-form (reader).
(setf meta-form) (writer).
meta-p (function).
meta-reader (function).
meta-square-bracket (function).
stream-match (macro).
stream-match-type (macro).
string-match (macro).
string-match-type (macro).

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4 Definitions

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Public Interface
Internals

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4.1 Public Interface

Macros
Ordinary functions
Standalone methods

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4.1.1 Macros

Macro: with-list-meta ((source-symbol list) &body body) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Macro: with-stream-meta ((source-symbol stream) &body body) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Macro: with-string-meta ((source-symbol string-buffer &key start end) &body body) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

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4.1.2 Ordinary functions

Function: disable-meta-syntax () ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Function: enable-meta-syntax () ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

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4.1.3 Standalone methods

Method: make-load-form ((m meta) &optional environment) ¶

Source: meta-src.lisp.

Method: print-object ((object meta) stream) ¶

Source: meta-src.lisp.

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4.2 Internals

Special variables
Macros
Ordinary functions
Structures

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4.2.1 Special variables

Special Variable: *meta-readtable* ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Special Variable: *saved-readtable* ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

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4.2.2 Macros

Macro: list-match (x &key source-symbol) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Macro: list-match-type (x v &key source-symbol) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Macro: stream-match (x &key source-symbol) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Macro: stream-match-type (x v &key source-symbol) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Macro: string-match (x &key source-symbol) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Macro: string-match-type (x v &key source-symbol) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

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4.2.3 Ordinary functions

Function: compile-list (l &key source-symbol) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Function: compileit (x &key meta-parser-type source-symbol) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Function: copy-meta (instance) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Function: make-meta (&key char form) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Reader: meta-char (instance) ¶

Writer: (setf meta-char) (instance) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.
Target Slot: char.

Function: meta-curly-bracket (s c) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Reader: meta-form (instance) ¶

Writer: (setf meta-form) (instance) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.
Target Slot: form.

Function: meta-p (object) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Function: meta-reader (s c) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

Function: meta-square-bracket (s c) ¶

Package: meta.
Source: meta-src.lisp.

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4.2.4 Structures

Structure: meta ¶

Package

meta.

Source

meta-src.lisp.

Direct superclasses

structure-object.

Direct methods

make-load-form.
print-object.

Direct slots

Slot: char ¶

Package: common-lisp.
Readers: meta-char.
Writers: (setf meta-char).

Slot: form ¶

Readers: meta-form.
Writers: (setf meta-form).

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Appendix A Indexes

Concepts
Functions
Variables
Data types

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A.1 Concepts

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A.2 Functions

Jump to:	( C D E F L M P S W

	Index Entry	Section

(
	`(setf meta-char)`:	Private ordinary functions
	`(setf meta-form)`:	Private ordinary functions

C
	`compile-list`:	Private ordinary functions
	`compileit`:	Private ordinary functions
	`copy-meta`:	Private ordinary functions

D
	`disable-meta-syntax`:	Public ordinary functions

E
	`enable-meta-syntax`:	Public ordinary functions

F
	`Function, (setf meta-char)`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, (setf meta-form)`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, compile-list`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, compileit`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, copy-meta`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, disable-meta-syntax`:	Public ordinary functions
	`Function, enable-meta-syntax`:	Public ordinary functions
	`Function, make-meta`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, meta-char`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, meta-curly-bracket`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, meta-form`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, meta-p`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, meta-reader`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Function, meta-square-bracket`:	Private ordinary functions

L
	`list-match`:	Private macros
	`list-match-type`:	Private macros

M
	`Macro, list-match`:	Private macros
	`Macro, list-match-type`:	Private macros
	`Macro, stream-match`:	Private macros
	`Macro, stream-match-type`:	Private macros
	`Macro, string-match`:	Private macros
	`Macro, string-match-type`:	Private macros
	`Macro, with-list-meta`:	Public macros
	`Macro, with-stream-meta`:	Public macros
	`Macro, with-string-meta`:	Public macros
	`make-load-form`:	Public standalone methods
	`make-meta`:	Private ordinary functions
	`meta-char`:	Private ordinary functions
	`meta-curly-bracket`:	Private ordinary functions
	`meta-form`:	Private ordinary functions
	`meta-p`:	Private ordinary functions
	`meta-reader`:	Private ordinary functions
	`meta-square-bracket`:	Private ordinary functions
	`Method, make-load-form`:	Public standalone methods
	`Method, print-object`:	Public standalone methods

P
	`print-object`:	Public standalone methods

S
	`stream-match`:	Private macros
	`stream-match-type`:	Private macros
	`string-match`:	Private macros
	`string-match-type`:	Private macros

W
	`with-list-meta`:	Public macros
	`with-stream-meta`:	Public macros
	`with-string-meta`:	Public macros

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A.3 Variables

Jump to:	* C F S

	Index Entry	Section

*
	`meta-readtable`:	Private special variables
	`saved-readtable`:	Private special variables

C
	`char`:	Private structures

F
	`form`:	Private structures

S
	`Slot, char`:	Private structures
	`Slot, form`:	Private structures
	`Special Variable, meta-readtable`:	Private special variables
	`Special Variable, saved-readtable`:	Private special variables

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A.4 Data types

Jump to:	F M P S

	Index Entry	Section

F
	`File, meta-src.lisp`:	The meta/meta-src․lisp file
	`File, meta.asd`:	The meta/meta․asd file
	`File, package.lisp`:	The meta/package․lisp file

M
	`meta`:	The meta system
	`meta`:	The meta package
	`meta`:	Private structures
	`meta-src.lisp`:	The meta/meta-src․lisp file
	`meta.asd`:	The meta/meta․asd file

P
	`Package, meta`:	The meta package
	`package.lisp`:	The meta/package․lisp file

S
	`Structure, meta`:	Private structures
	`System, meta`:	The meta system

The meta Reference Manual

Table of Contents

1 Systems

1.1 meta

2 Files

2.1 Lisp

2.1.1 meta/meta.asd

2.1.2 meta/package.lisp

2.1.3 meta/meta-src.lisp

3 Packages

3.1 meta

4 Definitions

4.1 Public Interface

4.1.1 Macros

4.1.2 Ordinary functions

4.1.3 Standalone methods

4.2 Internals

4.2.1 Special variables

4.2.2 Macros

4.2.3 Ordinary functions

4.2.4 Structures

Appendix A Indexes

A.1 Concepts

A.2 Functions

A.3 Variables

A.4 Data types

1.1 `meta`

2.1.1 `meta/meta.asd`

2.1.2 `meta/package.lisp`

2.1.3 `meta/meta-src.lisp`

3.1 `meta`