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(nil and t): Add `booleanp' predicate.
| author | Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> |
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| date | Mon, 01 May 2006 13:30:59 +0000 |
| parents | 067115a6e738 |
| children | 0cb3de2796ef |
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| 209 In Emacs Lisp, @code{nil} and @code{t} are special symbols that always | 209 In Emacs Lisp, @code{nil} and @code{t} are special symbols that always |
| 210 evaluate to themselves. This is so that you do not need to quote them | 210 evaluate to themselves. This is so that you do not need to quote them |
| 211 to use them as constants in a program. An attempt to change their | 211 to use them as constants in a program. An attempt to change their |
| 212 values results in a @code{setting-constant} error. @xref{Constant | 212 values results in a @code{setting-constant} error. @xref{Constant |
| 213 Variables}. | 213 Variables}. |
| 214 | |
| 215 @defun booleanp object | |
| 216 Return non-nil iff @var{object} is one of the two canonical boolean | |
| 217 values: @code{t} or @code{nil}. | |
| 218 @end defun | |
| 214 | 219 |
| 215 @node Evaluation Notation | 220 @node Evaluation Notation |
| 216 @subsection Evaluation Notation | 221 @subsection Evaluation Notation |
| 217 @cindex evaluation notation | 222 @cindex evaluation notation |
| 218 @cindex documentation notation | 223 @cindex documentation notation |