10.2.3 symbolp [Function]

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)