Name: cvn - Convert literal/string to name

Synopsis:

string  cvn -&gt; name 
literal cvn -&gt; name


Examples:

(joe) cvn -&gt; joe 
/joe  cvn -&gt; joe


Description:

cvn converts a given literal/string to a name.


Diagnostics:

no errors are issued.


Remarks:

The name follows the convention of PostScript and stands for 
ConVert to Name. 
This is a typesafe wrapper to cvn_l/cvn_s.


Author:

Marc-oliver Gewaltig, docu by HEP


SeeAlso:

cst
cva
cv1d
cv2d
cvd
cvi
cvlit
cvs
cvt_a

Source:

/var/www/debian/nest/nest-simulator-2.20.0/lib/sli/typeinit.sli
