====== Function SYMBOLP ====== ====Syntax==== * **symbolp** //object// → //generalized-boolean// ====Arguments and Values==== * //object// - an //[[CL:Glossary:object]]//. * //generalized-boolean// - a //[[CL:Glossary:generalized boolean]]//. ====Description==== Returns //[[CL:Glossary:true]]// if //object// is of //[[CL:Glossary:type]]// **[[CL:Types:symbol]]**; otherwise, returns //[[CL:Glossary:false]]//. ====Examples==== <blockquote> (symbolp 'elephant) <r>//[[CL:Glossary:true]]// </r> (symbolp 12) <r>//[[CL:Glossary:false]]// </r> (symbolp '|12|) <r>//[[CL:Glossary:true]]// </r> (symbolp [[CL:Constant Variables:nil]]) <r>//[[CL:Glossary:true]]// </r> (symbolp '()) <r>//[[CL:Glossary:true]]// </r> (symbolp :test) <r>//[[CL:Glossary:true]]// </r> (symbolp "hello") <r>//[[CL:Glossary:false]]// </r> </blockquote> ====Side Effects==== None. ====Affected By==== None. ====Exceptional Situations==== None. ====See Also==== * **[[CL:Functions:keywordp|Function KEYWORDP]]** * **[[CL:Types:symbol|Type SYMBOL]]** * **[[CL:Functions:typep|Function TYPEP]]** ====Notes==== <blockquote> (symbolp //object//) ≡ ([[CL:Functions:typep]] //object// '[[CL:Types:symbol]]) </blockquote>