14.2.14 copy-list [Function]

copy-list list ⇒ copy

Arguments and Values::

list—a proper list or a dotted list.

copy—a list.

Description::

Returns a copy of list. If list is a dotted list, the resulting list will also be a dotted list.

Only the list structure of list is copied; the elements of the resulting list are the same as the corresponding elements of the given list.

Examples::

 (setq lst (list 1 (list 2 3))) ⇒  (1 (2 3))
 (setq slst lst) ⇒  (1 (2 3))
 (setq clst (copy-list lst)) ⇒  (1 (2 3))
 (eq slst lst) ⇒  true
 (eq clst lst) ⇒  false
 (equal clst lst) ⇒  true
 (rplaca lst "one") ⇒  ("one" (2 3))
 slst ⇒  ("one" (2 3))
 clst ⇒  (1 (2 3))
 (setf (caadr lst) "two") ⇒  "two"
 lst ⇒  ("one" ("two" 3))
 slst ⇒  ("one" ("two" 3))
 clst ⇒  (1 ("two" 3))

Exceptional Situations::

The consequences are undefined if list is a circular list.

See Also::

copy-alist , copy-seq , copy-tree

Notes::

The copy created is equal to list, but not eq.