Symbol-Handling Functions

(atomitem)

Verifies that an item is an atom

(atoms-familyformat [symlist])

Returns a list of the currently defined symbols

(boundpsym)

Verifies whether a value is bound to a symbol

(notitem)

Verifies that an item evaluates to nil

(nullitem)

Verifies that an item is bound to nil

(numberpitem)

Verifies that an item is a real or an integer

(quoteexpr)

Returns an expression without evaluating it

(setsym expr)

Sets the value of a quoted symbol name to an expression

(setqsym1 expr1

[sym2 expr2] ...)

Sets the value of a symbol or symbols to associated expressions

(typeitem)

Returns the type of a specified item

(vl-symbol-namesymbol)

Returns a string containing the name of a symbol

(vl-symbol-valuesymbol)

Returns the current value bound to a symbol

(vl-symbolpobject)

Identifies whether or not a specified object is a symbol