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)