#### 16.2.12 make-string [Function] ¶

`make-string` size &key initial-element element-type ⇒ string

#### Arguments and Values:: ¶

size—a valid array dimension.

initial-element—a character.

The default is implementation-dependent.

element-type—a type specifier. The default is character.

string—a simple string.

#### Description:: ¶

make-string returns a simple string of length size whose elements have been initialized to initial-element.

The element-type names the type of the elements of the string; a string is constructed of the most specialized type that can accommodate elements of the given type.

#### Examples:: ¶

     (make-string 10 :initial-element #\5) ⇒  "5555555555"
     (length (make-string 10)) ⇒  10

#### Affected By:: ¶

The implementation.