@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-keyword-from-dash-symbol symbol
@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_keyword_from_dash_symbol (symbol)
Make a keyword object from a @var{symbol} that starts with a dash.
+For example,
+
+@example
+(make-keyword-from-dash-symbol '-foo)
+@result{} #:foo
+@end example
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} keyword? obj
@deffnx {C Function} scm_keyword_dash_symbol (keyword)
Return the dash symbol for @var{keyword}.
This is the inverse of @code{make-keyword-from-dash-symbol}.
+For example,
+
+@example
+(keyword-dash-symbol #:foo)
+@result{} -foo
+@end example
@end deffn
+@deftypefn {C Function} SCM scm_c_make_keyword (char *@var{str})
+Make a keyword object from a string. For example,
+
+@example
+scm_c_make_keyword ("foo")
+@result{} #:foo
+@end example
+@c
+@c FIXME: What can be said about the string argument? Currently it's
+@c not used after creation, but should that be documented?
+@end deftypefn
+
@node Other Types
@section ``Functionality-Centric'' Data Types