Sequence Functions

Function: length sequence

This function returns the length (an integer) of the sequence sequence.

(length "abc")
    => 3

(length '(1 2 3 4))
    => 4

(length [x y])
    => 2

Function: copy-sequence sequence

Returns a new copy of the sequence sequence. Where possible (in lists and vectors) only the `structure' of the sequence is newly allocated: the same objects are used for the elements in both sequences.

(copy-sequence "xy")
    => "xy"

(setq x '("one" "two"))
    => ("one" "two")
(setq y (copy-sequence x))
    => ("one" "two")
(eq x y)
    => nil
(eq (car x) (car y))
    => t

Function: elt sequence position

This function returns the element of sequence position elements from the beginning of the sequence.

This function is a combination of the nth and aref functions.

(elt [0 1 2 3] 1)
    => 1

(elt '(foo bar) 0)
    => foo

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