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Re: canonical name ending "-p"
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: canonical name ending "-p" |
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Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:52:37 -0400 |
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> It means predicate. Functions ending in -p return either t or nil, and
> variables ending in -p contain either t or nil.
Actually the use for variables is discouraged. Among other things these
aren't "predicates" in the mathematical logic sense.
Stefan "Who'd be happy to use ? instead, like in Scheme"