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21.2.42 make-two-way-stream [Function]

make-two-way-stream input-stream output-streamtwo-way-stream

Arguments and Values::

input-stream—a stream.

output-stream—a stream.

two-way-stream—a two-way stream.

Description::

Returns a two-way stream that gets its input from input-stream and sends its output to output-stream.

Examples::
      (with-output-to-string (out)
         (with-input-from-string (in "input...")
           (let ((two (make-two-way-stream in out)))
             (format two "output...")
             (setq what-is-read (read two))))) ⇒  "output..."
      what-is-read ⇒  INPUT...
Exceptional Situations::

Should signal an error of type type-error if input-stream is not an input stream. Should signal an error of type type-error if output-stream is not an output stream.