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Syntax:
set symbol value => value
Arguments and Values:
symbol---a symbol.
value---an object.
Description:
set changes the contents of the value cell of symbol to the given value.
(set symbol value) == (setf (symbol-value symbol) value)
Examples:
(setf (symbol-value 'n) 1) => 1
(set 'n 2) => 2
(symbol-value 'n) => 2
(let ((n 3))
(declare (special n))
(setq n (+ n 1))
(setf (symbol-value 'n) (* n 10))
(set 'n (+ (symbol-value 'n) n))
n) => 80
n => 2
(let ((n 3))
(setq n (+ n 1))
(setf (symbol-value 'n) (* n 10))
(set 'n (+ (symbol-value 'n) n))
n) => 4
n => 44
(defvar *n* 2)
(let ((*n* 3))
(setq *n* (+ *n* 1))
(setf (symbol-value '*n*) (* *n* 10))
(set '*n* (+ (symbol-value '*n*) *n*))
*n*) => 80
*n* => 2
(defvar *even-count* 0) => *EVEN-COUNT*
(defvar *odd-count* 0) => *ODD-COUNT*
(defun tally-list (list)
(dolist (element list)
(set (if (evenp element) '*even-count* '*odd-count*)
(+ element (if (evenp element) *even-count* *odd-count*)))))
(tally-list '(1 9 4 3 2 7)) => NIL
*even-count* => 6
*odd-count* => 20
Side Effects:
The value of symbol is changed.
Affected By: None.
Exceptional Situations: None.
See Also:
Notes:
The function set is deprecated.
set cannot change the value of a lexical variable.