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+<h1>characterp</h1>
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+<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left:10px"><tbody>
+<tr valign="top">
+ <td><nobr>Type:</nobr></td>
+ <td><nobr> - </nobr></td>
+ <td width="100%"><nobr>predicate function (subr)</nobr></td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="top">
+ <td><nobr>Source:</nobr></td>
+ <td><nobr> - </nobr></td>
+ <td width="100%"><nobr>xlbfun.c</nobr></td>
+</tr>
+</tbody></table></p>
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+<h2>Syntax</h2>
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+<p><div class="box">
+
+<dl>
+<dt>(<b>characterp</b> <i>expr</i>)</dt>
+<dd><i>expr</i> - the expression to check<br>
+returns - <a href="t.htm"> T </a> if the value is a
+character, <a href="nil.htm">NIL</a> otherwise</dd>
+</dl>
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+</div></p>
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+<h2>Description</h2>
+
+<p>The 'characterp' predicate function tests if 'expr' evaluates to a
+character. <nobr><a href="t.htm"> T </a> is</nobr> returned if
+'expr' evaluates to a character, <a href="nil.htm">NIL</a> is returned
+otherwise.</p>
+
+<h2>Examples</h2>
+
+<pre class="example">
+(characterp #\a) => T <font color="#008844">; character</font>
+(setq a #\b) => #\b
+(characterp a) => T <font color="#008844">; evaluates to a character</font>
+(characterp "a") => NIL <font color="#008844">; string</font>
+(characterp '(a b c)) => NIL <font color="#008844">; list</font>
+(characterp 1) => NIL <font color="#008844">; integer</font>
+(characterp 1.2) => NIL <font color="#008844">; float</font>
+(characterp 'a) => NIL <font color="#008844">; symbol</font>
+(characterp #(0 1 2)) => NIL <font color="#008844">; array</font>
+(characterp nil) => NIL <font color="#008844">; NIL</font>
+</pre>
+
+<p>See also:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li><nobr>Contents → <a href="../manual/contents.htm#predicate-functions">Predicate Functions</a></nobr></li>
+<li><nobr>Contents → <a href="../manual/contents.htm#character-functions">Character Functions</a></nobr></li>
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