RE: Setting the nth element of a list

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RE: Setting the nth element of a list

From:	Drew Adams
Subject:	RE: Setting the nth element of a list
Date:	Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:06:08 -0700

> (setcar (cdr x 'b)
> 
> How do I generalize this to a function that sets (changes) the nth
> element of a list (for side effects only)?

Use setcar with nthcdr.

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