special-operator-p [Function]

special-operator-p symbol => generalized-boolean

Arguments and Values::

symbol---a symbol.

generalized-boolean---a generalized boolean.

Description::

Returns true if symbol is a special operator; otherwise, returns false.

Examples::

 (special-operator-p 'if) =>  true
 (special-operator-p 'car) =>  false
 (special-operator-p 'one) =>  false

Exceptional Situations::

Should signal type-error if its argument is not a symbol.

Notes::

Historically, this function was called special-form-p. The name was finally declared a misnomer and changed, since it returned true for special operators, not special forms.

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