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diff --git a/devdocs/elisp/predicates-on-numbers.html b/devdocs/elisp/predicates-on-numbers.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c0553cd9 --- /dev/null +++ b/devdocs/elisp/predicates-on-numbers.html @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ + <h3 class="section">Type Predicates for Numbers</h3> <p>The functions in this section test for numbers, or for a specific type of number. The functions <code>integerp</code> and <code>floatp</code> can take any type of Lisp object as argument (they would not be of much use otherwise), but the <code>zerop</code> predicate requires a number as its argument. See also <code>integer-or-marker-p</code> and <code>number-or-marker-p</code>, in <a href="predicates-on-markers">Predicates on Markers</a>. </p> <dl> <dt id="bignump">Function: <strong>bignump</strong> <em>object</em> +</dt> <dd><p>This predicate tests whether its argument is a large integer, and returns <code>t</code> if so, <code>nil</code> otherwise. Unlike small integers, large integers can be <code>=</code> or <code>eql</code> even if they are not <code>eq</code>. </p></dd> +</dl> <dl> <dt id="fixnump">Function: <strong>fixnump</strong> <em>object</em> +</dt> <dd><p>This predicate tests whether its argument is a small integer, and returns <code>t</code> if so, <code>nil</code> otherwise. Small integers can be compared with <code>eq</code>. </p></dd> +</dl> <dl> <dt id="floatp">Function: <strong>floatp</strong> <em>object</em> +</dt> <dd><p>This predicate tests whether its argument is floating point and returns <code>t</code> if so, <code>nil</code> otherwise. </p></dd> +</dl> <dl> <dt id="integerp">Function: <strong>integerp</strong> <em>object</em> +</dt> <dd><p>This predicate tests whether its argument is an integer, and returns <code>t</code> if so, <code>nil</code> otherwise. </p></dd> +</dl> <dl> <dt id="numberp">Function: <strong>numberp</strong> <em>object</em> +</dt> <dd><p>This predicate tests whether its argument is a number (either integer or floating point), and returns <code>t</code> if so, <code>nil</code> otherwise. </p></dd> +</dl> <dl> <dt id="natnump">Function: <strong>natnump</strong> <em>object</em> +</dt> <dd> + <p>This predicate (whose name comes from the phrase “natural number”) tests to see whether its argument is a nonnegative integer, and returns <code>t</code> if so, <code>nil</code> otherwise. 0 is considered non-negative. </p> <p><code>wholenump</code> is a synonym for <code>natnump</code>. </p> +</dd> +</dl> <dl> <dt id="zerop">Function: <strong>zerop</strong> <em>number</em> +</dt> <dd> +<p>This predicate tests whether its argument is zero, and returns <code>t</code> if so, <code>nil</code> otherwise. The argument must be a number. </p> <p><code>(zerop x)</code> is equivalent to <code>(= x 0)</code>. </p> +</dd> +</dl><div class="_attribution"> + <p class="_attribution-p"> + Copyright © 1990-1996, 1998-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <br>Licensed under the GNU GPL license.<br> + <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Predicates-on-Numbers.html" class="_attribution-link">https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Predicates-on-Numbers.html</a> + </p> +</div> |