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19.4.5 pathnamep [Function]

pathnamep object ⇒ generalized-boolean

Arguments and Values::

object—an object.

generalized-boolean—a generalized boolean.

Description::

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

Examples::

 (setq q "test")  ⇒  "test"
 (pathnamep q) ⇒  false
 (setq q (pathname "test"))
⇒  #S(PATHNAME :HOST NIL :DEVICE NIL :DIRECTORY NIL :NAME "test" :TYPE NIL
       :VERSION NIL)
 (pathnamep q) ⇒  true 
 (setq q (logical-pathname "SYS:SITE;FOO.SYSTEM"))
⇒  #P"SYS:SITE;FOO.SYSTEM"
 (pathnamep q) ⇒  true

Notes::

 (pathnamep object) ≡ (typep object 'pathname)