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::

section keywordp [Function] , symbol, section typep [Function]

Notes::

 (symbolp object) == (typep object 'symbol)

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