pathnamep - ANSI Common Lisp

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pathnamep (Function)

Syntax:

— Function: pathnamep object → generalized-boolean

Arguments and Values:

object—an object.

generalized-boolean—a generalized boolean.

Description:

Returns true if object is of type pathname; otherwise, returns false.

Examples:

 (setq q "test")  → "test"
 (pathnamep q) → false
 (setq q (pathname "test"))
→ #S(PATHNAME :HOST NIL :DEVICE NIL :DIRECTORY NIL :NAME "test" :TYPE NIL
       :VERSION NIL)
 (pathnamep q) → true
 (setq q (logical-pathname "SYS:SITE;FOO.SYSTEM"))
→ #P"SYS:SITE;FOO.SYSTEM"
 (pathnamep q) → true

Notes:

 (pathnamep object) ≡ (typep object 'pathname)