CLHS: Function CONS

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Function CONS

Syntax:

cons object-1 object-2 => cons

Arguments and Values:

object-1---an object.

object-2---an object.

cons---a cons.

Description:

Creates a fresh cons, the car of which is object-1 and the cdr of which is object-2.

Examples:

     (cons 1 2) =>  (1 . 2)
     (cons 1 nil) =>  (1)
     (cons nil 2) =>  (NIL . 2)
     (cons nil nil) =>  (NIL)
     (cons 1 (cons 2 (cons 3 (cons 4 nil)))) =>  (1 2 3 4)
     (cons 'a 'b) =>  (A . B)
     (cons 'a (cons 'b (cons 'c '()))) =>  (A B C)
     (cons 'a '(b c d)) =>  (A B C D)

Side Effects: None.

Affected By: None.

Exceptional Situations: None.

See Also:

list

Notes:

If object-2 is a list, cons can be thought of as producing a new list which is like it but has object-1 prepended.

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