Apropos

symbolpFunction

    Syntax

    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)