isAtom

 

 

Overview

The isAtom function returns true if {obj} is not a Pair; otherwise false is returned; (remember that lists are constructed of pairs chained together)

Usage

Use the isAtom function to distinguish between Lists and non-Lists during list processing, rule base processing, or other Artificial Intelligence techniques. The flip side of the isAtom function is the isPair function. When isPair is true, isAtom is always false and vice versa.

 

Syntax

Expression:

(isAtom obj)

Arguments Name Type Description
Argument:objCharacter String Symbol Vector BitVector ByteVector IntVector FltVector ObjVector Structure Dictionary Directory Brick Matrix NumMatrix Integer Float Number Complex Any native or object data type.

Returns:

Returns true if the object is not a Pair or List and returns false if object is a pair.


 

Examples

Here are a number of links to Lambda coding examples which contain this instruction in various use cases.

 

Argument Types

Here are the links to the data types of the function arguments.

Character String Symbol Vector
BitVector ByteVector IntVector FltVector
ObjVector Structure Dictionary Brick
Directory ShortVector Matrix NumMatrix
Integer Float Number Complex
NumMatrix Pair List Boolean

Here are also a number of links to functions having arguments with any of these data types.

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