- Syntax:
- 
rassoc
item      alist  &key key test test-not
   entry entry
 
rassoc-if
predicate alist &key key
   entry entry
 
rassoc-if-not
predicate alist &key key
   entry entry
 
 
 
- Arguments and Values:
- 
item - an object.
alist - an association list.
 
predicate - a designator for
		    a function of one argument
		    that returns a generalized boolean.
 
test - a designator for a function of two arguments
  that returns a generalized boolean.
 
test-not - a designator for 
  a function of two arguments
  that returns a generalized boolean.
 
key - a designator for a function of one argument,
  or nil.
 
entry - a cons that is an element of the alist,
		or nil.
 
 
- Description:
- 
rassoc, rassoc-if, and rassoc-if-not
return the first cons whose cdr 
satisfies the test.
If no such cons is found, nil is returned.
 
If nil appears in alist in place of a pair, it is  ignored.
 
 
- Examples:
- 
 (setq alist '((1 . "one") (2 . "two") (3 . 3))) 
 ((1 . "one") (2 . "two") (3 . 3))
 (rassoc 3 alist) ((1 . "one") (2 . "two") (3 . 3))
 (rassoc 3 alist) (3 . 3)
 (rassoc "two" alist) (3 . 3)
 (rassoc "two" alist) NIL
 (rassoc "two" alist :test 'equal) NIL
 (rassoc "two" alist :test 'equal) (2 . "two")
 (rassoc 1 alist :key #'(lambda (x) (if (numberp x) (/ x 3)))) (2 . "two")
 (rassoc 1 alist :key #'(lambda (x) (if (numberp x) (/ x 3)))) (3 . 3)
 (rassoc 'a '((a . b) (b . c) (c . a) (z . a))) (3 . 3)
 (rassoc 'a '((a . b) (b . c) (c . a) (z . a))) (C . A)
 (rassoc-if #'stringp alist) (C . A)
 (rassoc-if #'stringp alist) (1 . "one")
 (rassoc-if-not #'vectorp alist) (1 . "one")
 (rassoc-if-not #'vectorp alist) (3 . 3) (3 . 3)
 
 
- See Also:
- 
assoc,
Section 3.6 Traversal Rules and Side Effects
 
- Notes:
- 
The :test-not parameter is deprecated.
The function rassoc-if-not is deprecated.
 
It is possible to rplaca the result of rassoc, 
provided that it is not nil, in order to "update" alist. 
 
The expressions
 
 
 (rassoc item list :test fn)
 and
 
 (find item list :test fn :key #'cdr)
 are equivalent in meaning, except when the item is nil and nil appears in place of a pair in the alist.
See the function assoc.
 
- Allegro CL Implementation Details:
- 
 None.