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 SymbolQ

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Check whether an expression is a symbol

Contributed by: Arnoud Buzing

ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"][expr]

gives True if expr is a symbol and False otherwise.

Details and Options

ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"] has the attribute HoldAllComplete.

Examples

Basic Examples (2) 

Check if an expression is a symbol or not:

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ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"][x]
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In[2]:=
ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"][42]
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In[3]:=
ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"][f[x]]
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SymbolQ does not evaluate its arguments:

In[4]:=
ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"][$CloudBase]
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In[5]:=
ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"][a + a - a]
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Scope (1) 

SymbolQ can be used with Select:

In[6]:=
Select[{1, 4.2, f[x], x}, ResourceFunction["SymbolQ"]]
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Publisher

Arnoud Buzing

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 07 July 2020

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