:istep

Arguments: object-or-action action-args*

This command works when the inspector has been entered using inspect or :inspect and when there is no current inspection. In the latter case, an inspector breakloop is not entered (and the argument is not evaluated). See inspector.htm for a description of actions and the arguments to actions.

Here is an example which shows the difference between using this command and :inspect:

;; Here we use the function cl:inspect.
;; Note that a inspector loop is entered.
USER(1): :cur
(TOP-LEVEL:TOP-LEVEL-READ-EVAL-PRINT-LOOP)
USER(2): (inspect *)
A proper list @ #x305db8e9 with 1 element
   0-> The symbol TPL:TOP-LEVEL-READ-EVAL-PRINT-LOOP
[1i] USER(3): :cur
(INSPECT (TOP-LEVEL:TOP-LEVEL-READ-EVAL-PRINT-LOOP))
[1i] USER(4): 

;; Here we use :istep. No inspector loop is entered.
USER(1): :cur
(TOP-LEVEL:TOP-LEVEL-READ-EVAL-PRINT-LOOP)
USER(2): :istep *
A proper list @ #x305db8e9 with 1 element
   0-> The symbol TPL:TOP-LEVEL-READ-EVAL-PRINT-LOOP
USER(3): :cur
(TOP-LEVEL:TOP-LEVEL-READ-EVAL-PRINT-LOOP)
USER(4): 

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Documentation for Allegro CL version 6.2. This page was not revised from the 6.1 page.
Created 2002.2.26.