coerce

(coerce object result-type)

Converts object to the given sequence or float type. result-type may be one of the literal types 'list, 'vector, 'string, or a float type ('float, 'single-float, 'double-float, 'short-float, 'long-float -- all the one double representation). A COMPUTED result type is also accepted and dispatches at runtime among the float designators only (any other runtime type signals; the collection conversions need a literal). A 'string result requires a sequence of characters, and a value already of the requested type is returned unchanged. coerce is not a first-class function value (#'coerce is unavailable), so call it directly.