Returns the current value bound to a symbol
Supported Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Web
Signature
(vl-symbol-value symbol)
- symbol
-
Type: Symbol
Any LISP symbol.
Return Values
Type: Integer, Real, String, List, File, Ename (entity name), T, or nil
The value of symbol, after evaluation.
Remarks
This function is equivalent to the eval function, but does not call the LISP evaluator.
Examples
(vl-symbol-value 't) T (vl-symbol-value 'PI) 3.14159 (progn (setq sym 'PAUSE) (vl-symbol-value sym)) "\\"