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10.2.4 keywordp Function

Syntax:
keywordp object    generalized-boolean

Arguments and Values:
object - an object.

generalized-boolean - a generalized boolean.

Description:
Returns true if object is a keyword1; otherwise, returns false.

Examples:
 (keywordp 'elephant)  false
 (keywordp 12)  false
 (keywordp :test)  true
 (keywordp ':test)  true
 (keywordp nil)  false
 (keywordp :nil)  true
 (keywordp '(:test))  false
 (keywordp "hello")  false
 (keywordp ":hello")  false
 (keywordp '&optional)  false

See Also:
constantp, keyword, symbolp, symbol-package

Allegro CL Implementation Details:
None.

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