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<RefMeta>
  <RefEntryTitle>string->list</RefEntryTitle>
  <RefMiscInfo Role="file">dblib.dsl</RefMiscInfo>
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<RefNameDiv>
  <RefName>string->list</RefName>
  <RefPurpose>Converts a string into a list of characters.</RefPurpose>
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<RefSynopsisDiv><Title>Synopsis</Title>
<Synopsis>
(string->list str)
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<RefSect1><Title>Description</Title>

<para>
Implements <literal>string->list</literal> as per ISO/IEC 10179:1996
(clause 8.5.9.9).</para>


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<RefSect1><Title>Author</Title>

<para>
David Megginson, &lt;dmeggins@uottawa.ca&gt;
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<RefSect1><Title>Source Code</Title>

<ProgramListing>
(define (string->list str)
  ;; Converts a string into a list of characters.
  (let loop ((chars '())
	     (k (- (string-length str) 1)))
    (if (< k 0)
	chars
	(loop (cons (string-ref str k) chars) (- k 1)))))
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