symbolp

symbolp Function

Syntax:

symbolp object → generalized-boolean

Arguments and Values:

object—an object.

generalized-boolean—a generalized boolean.

Description:

Returns true if object is of type symbol; otherwise, returns false.

Examples:

(symbolp ’elephant) → true 
(symbolp 12) → false 
(symbolp nil) → true 
(symbolp ’()) → true 
(symbolp :test) → true 
(symbolp "hello") → false 

See Also:

keywordp, symbol, typep

Notes:

(symbolp object) ≡ (typep object ’symbol)

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