XLISP last

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# last

Type: | - | function (subr)
Source: | - | xllist.c

## Syntax

(last list-expr)
  list-expr - a list or list expression
  returns - the last list node in the list

## Description

The 'last' function returns a list containing the last node or element of a list. If the last node is a sub-list, this is returned unaffected.

## Examples

    (last NIL)                     ; returns NIL
    (last 'a)                      ; error: bad argument type
    (last '(A))                    ; returns (A)
    (last '(A B C D E))            ; returns (E)
    (last '( A (B C) (D E (F))))   ; returns ((D E (F)))

    (setq children '(junie vicki cindy chris))

    (last children)                ; returns (CHRIS)

See the last function in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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