Function: elt

elt is a function defined in fns.c.

Signature

(elt SEQUENCE N)

Documentation

Return element of SEQUENCE at index N.

Other relevant functions are documented in the list group.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 1.6.

Shortdoc

;; list
(elt '(one two three) 1)
    => two

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/fns.c
{
  if (CONSP (sequence) || NILP (sequence))
    return Fcar (Fnthcdr (n, sequence));

  /* Faref signals a "not array" error, so check here.  */
  CHECK_ARRAY (sequence, Qsequencep);
  return Faref (sequence, n);
}