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21.2.12 stream-element-type | Function
  Syntax: stream-element-type stream typespec Arguments and Values: stream - a stream. typespec - a type specifier. Description: stream-element-type returns a type specifier that indicates the types of objects that may be read from or written to stream. Streams created by open have an element type restricted to integer or a subtype of type character. Examples:
      ;; Note that the stream must accomodate at least the specified type,
      ;; but might accomodate other types.  Further note that even if it does
      ;; accomodate exactly the specified type, the type might be specified in
      ;; any of several ways.
       (with-open-file (s "test" :element-type '(integer 0 1)
                                 :if-exists :error
                                 :direction :output)
         (stream-element-type s))
        INTEGER
      OR(UNSIGNED-BYTE 16)
      OR(UNSIGNED-BYTE 8)
      OR BIT
      OR(UNSIGNED-BYTE 1)
      OR(INTEGER 0 1)
      OR(INTEGER 0 (2))
Exceptional Situations: Should signal an error of type type-error if stream is not a stream. Allegro CL Implementation Details: None.

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