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5.3.4 fboundp Function

Syntax:
fboundp name    generalized-boolean

Pronunciation:
[ 'ef'baündpê ]

Arguments and Values:
name - a function name.

generalized-boolean - a generalized boolean.

Description:
Returns true if name is fbound; otherwise, returns false.

Examples:
 (fboundp 'car)  true
 (fboundp 'nth-value)  false
 (fboundp 'with-open-file)  true
 (fboundp 'unwind-protect)  true
 (defun my-function (x) x)   MY-FUNCTION
 (fboundp 'my-function)  true
 (let ((saved-definition (symbol-function 'my-function)))
   (unwind-protect (progn (fmakunbound 'my-function)
                          (fboundp 'my-function))
     (setf (symbol-function 'my-function) saved-definition)))
 false
 (fboundp 'my-function)  true
 (defmacro my-macro (x) `',x)   MY-MACRO
 (fboundp 'my-macro)  true
 (fmakunbound 'my-function)   MY-FUNCTION
 (fboundp 'my-function)  false
 (flet ((my-function (x) x))
   (fboundp 'my-function))  false

Exceptional Situations:
Should signal an error of type type-error if name is not a function name.

See Also:
symbol-function, fmakunbound, fdefinition

Notes:
It is permissible to call symbol-function on any symbol that is fbound.

fboundp is sometimes used to "guard" an access to the function cell, as in:

(if (fboundp x) (symbol-function x))

Defining a setf expander F does not cause the setf function (setf F) to become defined.

Allegro CL Implementation Details:
None.

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