|  | ANSI Common Lisp  14 Conses  14.2 Dictionary of Conses 
 
 Syntax:
consp
object
   generalized-boolean 
Arguments and Values:
object - an object.
generalized-boolean - a generalized boolean.
 
Description:
Returns true if object is of type cons; otherwise, returns false.
Examples:
 (consp nil)  false
 (consp (cons 1 2))  true 
The empty list is not a cons, so
 
 
 (consp '()) ==(consp 'nil)  false 
See Also:
listp
Notes:
 (consp object) ==(typep object 'cons) ==(not (typep object 'atom)) ==(typep object '(not atom))
 
Allegro CL Implementation Details:
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