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Re: Checking whether a list contains a particular element
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Checking whether a list contains a particular element |
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Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:22:05 +0200 |
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Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:
> Am 16.07.2006 um 21:22 schrieb Barry Margolin:
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>> The built-in 'add-to-list' function already performs this check
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> Ahh! From reading the function's name it's hard to guess that it does
> such a good work. And since the name is so clear I never would have
> checked the description ...
But it would be pointless if it did the same thing as `push'.
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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum