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diff --git a/doc/ref/api-data.texi b/doc/ref/api-data.texi index ba00603b8..96f9fd017 100644 --- a/doc/ref/api-data.texi +++ b/doc/ref/api-data.texi @@ -5543,6 +5543,8 @@ approach to properties, see @ref{Object Properties}. @node Symbol Read Syntax @subsubsection Extended Read Syntax for Symbols +@cindex r7rs-symbols + The read syntax for a symbol is a sequence of letters, digits, and @dfn{extended alphabetic characters}, beginning with a character that cannot begin a number. In addition, the special cases of @code{+}, @@ -5603,6 +5605,16 @@ double quotes. |\| is a vertical bar| @end example +Note that there's also an @code{r7rs-symbols} print option +(@pxref{Scheme Write}). To enable the use of this notation, evaluate +one or both of the following expressions: + +@example +(read-enable 'r7rs-symbols) +(print-enable 'r7rs-symbols) +@end example + + @node Symbol Uninterned @subsubsection Uninterned Symbols |