quote

 

 

Description

The quote lexical form expands its arguments without evaluation of symbols, numbers, constants, or lists. The quote lexical form returns a List constructed from the specified argument expression {expression}. The newly constructed list is always returned. The quote lexical form returns its argument {expression} unevaluated.

When to use

Use the form (quote expression) when the form is NOT to be treated as a function invocation. For instance, one would express a List constant with a quoted form. Leaving off the quote would cause the List to be treated as a function invocation.

 

Syntax

(quote expression)


Name Description AIS Types
expressionAny Analytic Information Server expression

Returns:

A List derived from the expression (unevaluated).

 

Examples

Here are a number of links to Lambda coding examples which contain this instruction in various use cases.

Example_List_quote_001

These examples use the quote function to evaluate the expressions as Lists and not as Functions.

Example_List_quote_002

A special case occurs when a empty List is the argument to the quote lexical form.

Example_List_quote_003

For single symbols, trailing the symbol with the :special character will also act as an implied quote.

 

Argument Types

Here are the links to the data types of the function arguments.

List

Here are also a number of links to functions having arguments with any of these data types.

apply(BitVector) apply(CpxVector) apply(FltVector) apply(IntVector)
apply(Matrix) apply(NumMatrix) apply(NumVector) apply(Pair)
apply(ShortVector) apply(Structure) apply(Vector) associate(Pair)
boolean(Boolean) c..r(List) car(List) car(Pair)
cdr(BitVector) cdr(Brick) cdr(CpxVector) cdr(Dictionary)
cdr(Directory) cdr(FltVector) cdr(IntVector) cdr(List)
cdr(Matrix) cdr(NumMatrix) cdr(NumVector) cdr(ObjVector)
cdr(ShortVector) cdr(Structure) cdr(Vector) character(Character)
compareEQ(BitVector) compareEQ(Boolean) compareEQ(Brick) compareEQ(Character)
compareEQ(Complex) compareEQ(CpxVector) compareEQ(Date) compareEQ(Dictionary)
compareEQ(Directory) compareEQ(FltVector) compareEQ(Function) compareEQ(IntVector)
compareEQ(Lambda) compareEQ(List) compareEQ(Matrix) compareEQ(NumMatrix)
compareEQ(NumVector) compareEQ(Number) compareEQ(ObjVector) compareEQ(ObjectRepository)
compareEQ(Pair) compareEQ(ShortVector) compareEQ(String) compareEQ(Structure)
compareEQ(Symbol) compareEQ(Vector) compareEQ(Void) compareGE(BitVector)
compareGE(Boolean) compareGE(Brick) compareGE(Character) compareGE(Complex)
compareGE(CpxVector) compareGE(Date) compareGE(Dictionary) compareGE(Directory)
compareGE(Function) compareGE(IntVector) compareGE(Lambda) compareGE(List)
compareGE(Matrix) compareGE(NumMatrix) compareGE(Number) compareGE(ObjVector)
compareGE(ObjectRepository) compareGE(Pair) compareGE(ShortVector) compareGE(String)
compareGE(Structure) compareGE(Symbol) compareGE(Vector) compareGE(Void)
compareGT(BitVector) compareGT(Boolean) compareGT(Brick) compareGT(Character)
compareGT(Complex) compareGT(CpxVector) compareGT(Date) compareGT(Dictionary)
compareGT(Directory) compareGT(Function) compareGT(IntVector) compareGT(Lambda)
compareGT(List) compareGT(Matrix) compareGT(NumMatrix) compareGT(NumVector)
compareGT(Number) compareGT(ObjVector) compareGT(ObjectRepository) compareGT(Pair)
compareGT(ShortVector) compareGT(String) compareGT(Structure) compareGT(Symbol)
compareGT(Vector) compareGT(Void) compareLE(BitVector) compareLE(Boolean)
compareLE(Brick) compareLE(Character) compareLE(Complex) compareLE(CpxVector)
compareLE(Date) compareLE(Dictionary) compareLE(Directory) compareLE(FltVector)
compareLE(Function) compareLE(IntVector) compareLE(Lambda) compareLE(List)
compareLE(Matrix) compareLE(NumMatrix) compareLE(NumVector) compareLE(Number)
compareLE(ObjVector) compareLE(ObjectRepository) compareLE(Pair) compareLE(ShortVector)
compareLE(String) compareLE(Structure) compareLE(Symbol) compareLE(Vector)
compareLE(Void) compareLT(BitVector) compareLT(Boolean) compareLT(Brick)
compareLT(Character) compareLT(Complex) compareLT(CpxVector) compareLT(Date)
compareLT(Dictionary) compareLT(Directory) compareLT(FltVector) compareLT(Function)
compareLT(IntVector) compareLT(Lambda) compareLT(List) compareLT(Matrix)
compareLT(NumMatrix) compareLT(NumVector) compareLT(Number) compareLT(ObjVector)
compareLT(ObjectRepository) compareLT(Pair) compareLT(ShortVector) compareLT(String)
compareLT(Structure) compareLT(Symbol) compareLT(Vector) compareLT(Void)
compareNE(BitVector) compareNE(Boolean) compareNE(Brick) compareNE(Character)
compareNE(Complex) compareNE(CpxVector) compareNE(Date) compareNE(Dictionary)
compareNE(Directory) compareNE(FltVector) compareNE(Function) compareNE(IntVector)
compareNE(Lambda) compareNE(List) compareNE(Matrix) compareNE(NumMatrix)
compareNE(NumVector) compareNE(Number) compareNE(ObjVector) compareNE(ObjectRepository)
compareNE(Pair) compareNE(ShortVector) compareNE(String) compareNE(Structure)
compareNE(Symbol) compareNE(Vector) compareNE(Void) compare(BitVector)
compare(Boolean) compare(Brick) compare(Character) compare(Complex)
compare(CpxVector) compare(Date) compare(Dictionary) compare(Directory)
compare(FltVector) compare(Function) compare(IntVector) compare(Lambda)
compare(List) compare(Matrix) compare(NumMatrix) compare(NumVector)
compare(Number) compare(ObjVector) compare(ObjectRepository) compare(Pair)
compare(ShortVector) compare(String) compare(Structure) compare(Symbol)
compare(Vector) compare(Void) compile(Lambda) compile(List)
copy(BitVector) copy(Brick) copy(CpxVector) copy(Dictionary)
copy(Directory) copy(FltVector) copy(IntVector) copy(Lambda)
copy(List) copy(Matrix) copy(NumMatrix) copy(NumVector)
copy(ObjVector) copy(Pair) copy(PcodeVector) copy(ShortVector)
copy(Structure) copy(Vector) count(Dictionary) count(Directory)
count(List) count(Matrix) count(NumMatrix) count(Pair)
count(Structure) count(Vector) delete(Dictionary) delete(Directory)
delete(FltVector) delete(IntVector) delete(List) delete(Matrix)
delete(NumMatrix) delete(NumVector) delete(ObjVector) delete(ObjectRepository)
delete(Pair) delete(ShortVector) delete(Structure) delete(Vector)
display(ByteVector) display(FileIO) eval(Lambda) eval(List)
integer(Integer) isAtom(BitVector) isAtom(Brick) isAtom(Dictionary)
isAtom(Directory) isAtom(FltVector) isAtom(IntVector) isAtom(List)
isAtom(Matrix) isAtom(NumMatrix) isAtom(NumVector) isAtom(ObjVector)
isAtom(Pair) isAtom(PcodeVector) isAtom(ShortVector) isAtom(Structure)
isAtom(Vector) isComplex(Complex) isDate(Date) isEqual(BitVector)
isEqual(Boolean) isEqual(Brick) isEqual(Character) isEqual(Complex)
isEqual(Date) isEqual(Dictionary) isEqual(Directory) isEqual(FltVector)
isEqual(Function) isEqual(IntVector) isEqual(List) isEqual(Matrix)
isEqual(NumMatrix) isEqual(NumVector) isEqual(Number) isEqual(ObjVector)
isEqual(Pair) isEqual(ShortVector) isEqual(String) isEqual(Structure)
isEqual(Vector) isEqual(Void) isError(Error) isIdentical(BitVector)
isIdentical(Boolean) isIdentical(Brick) isIdentical(Character) isIdentical(Complex)
isIdentical(Date) isIdentical(Dictionary) isIdentical(Directory) isIdentical(Error)
isIdentical(FltVector) isIdentical(Function) isIdentical(IntVector) isIdentical(List)
isIdentical(Matrix) isIdentical(NumMatrix) isIdentical(NumVector) isIdentical(Number)
isIdentical(ObjVector) isIdentical(ObjectRepository) isIdentical(Pair) isIdentical(PcodeVector)
isIdentical(ShortVector) isIdentical(Structure) isIdentical(Vector) isIdentical(Void)
isInteger(Integer) isMoney(Number) isNumber(Number) isObject(BitVector)
isObject(Brick) isObject(ByteVector) isObject(Dictionary) isObject(Directory)
isObject(FltVector) isObject(IntVector) isObject(List) isObject(Matrix)
isObject(NumMatrix) isObject(NumVector) isObject(ObjVector) isObject(Pair)
isObject(PcodeVector) isObject(ShortVector) isObject(String) isObject(Structure)
isObject(Symbol) isObject(Vector) isPair(List) isPair(Pair)
isType(BitVector) isType(Boolean) isType(Brick) isType(Character)
isType(Complex) isType(Date) isType(Dictionary) isType(Directory)
isType(FltVector) isType(Function) isType(IntVector) isType(Matrix)
isType(NumMatrix) isType(NumVector) isType(Number) isType(ObjVector)
isType(ObjectRepository) isType(Pair) isType(ShortVector) isType(String)
isType(Structure) isType(Symbol) isType(Vector) isType(Void)
last(List) length(BitVector) length(Brick) length(Dictionary)
length(Directory) length(FltVector) length(IntVector) length(List)
length(Matrix) length(NumMatrix) length(NumVector) length(ObjVector)
length(ObjectRepository) length(Pair) length(PcodeVector) length(ShortVector)
length(String) length(Structure) length(Symbol) length(Vector)
lisp(Lambda) lisp(List) list(List) macroReplace(String)
makeQuotedList(List) map(Dictionary) map(Directory) map(FltVector)
map(IntVector) map(List) map(Matrix) map(NumMatrix)
map(NumVector) map(Pair) map(ShortVector) map(Structure)
map(Vector) mapc(Dictionary) mapc(Directory) mapc(FltVector)
mapc(IntVector) mapc(List) mapc(Matrix) mapc(NumMatrix)
mapc(NumVector) mapc(Pair) mapc(ShortVector) mapc(Structure)
mapc(Vector) member(BitVector) member(Dictionary) member(Directory)
member(IntVector) member(List) member(Matrix) member(NumMatrix)
member(NumVector) member(ObjVector) member(ShortVector) member(Structure)
member(Vector) money(Number) morph(List) number(Number)
objectToList(List) objectToMatrix(Matrix) objectToNumMatrix(NumMatrix) objectToNumVector(NumVector)
objectToVector(Vector) pair(Pair) proplist(Symbol) proprecord(Symbol)
putprop(Symbol) quote(List) ref(BitVector) ref(Boolean)
ref(Brick) ref(Character) ref(Complex) ref(Date)
ref(Dictionary) ref(Directory) ref(FltVector) ref(Function)
ref(IntVector) ref(Lambda) ref(List) ref(Matrix)
ref(NumMatrix) ref(NumVector) ref(Number) ref(ObjVector)
ref(ObjectRepository) ref(PcodeVector) ref(ShortVector) ref(String)
ref(Structure) ref(Symbol) ref(Vector) ref(Void)
remProp(Symbol) reverse(BitVector) reverse(FltVector) reverse(IntVector)
reverse(List) reverse(Matrix) reverse(NumMatrix) reverse(NumVector)
reverse(ObjVector) reverse(ShortVector) reverse(Vector) saveObject(ByteVector)
saveObject(Integer) send(BitVector) send(Boolean) send(Brick)
send(Character) send(CpxVector) send(Date) send(Dictionary)
send(Directory) send(FltVector) send(Function) send(IntVector)
send(Lambda) send(List) send(Matrix) send(NumMatrix)
send(NumVector) send(Number) send(ObjectRepository) send(Pair)
send(ShortVector) send(String) send(Structure) send(Symbol)
send(Vector) send(Void) setCar(List) setCar(Pair)
setCdr(BitVector) setCdr(Brick) setCdr(Dictionary) setCdr(Directory)
setCdr(FltVector) setCdr(IntVector) setCdr(List) setCdr(Matrix)
setCdr(NumMatrix) setCdr(NumVector) setCdr(ObjVector) setCdr(Pair)
setCdr(ShortVector) setCdr(Structure) setCdr(Vector) setLastCdr(BitVector)
setLastCdr(FltVector) setLastCdr(IntVector) setLastCdr(List) setLastCdr(Matrix)
setLastCdr(NumMatrix) setLastCdr(NumVector) setLastCdr(ObjVector) setLastCdr(Structure)
setLastCdr(Vector) setq(BitVector) setq(Boolean) setq(Brick)
setq(Character) setq(Date) setq(Dictionary) setq(Directory)
setq(FltVector) setq(IntVector) setq(Lambda) setq(List)
setq(Matrix) setq(NumVector) setq(Number) setq(ObjVector)
setq(ObjectRepository) setq(PcodeVector) setq(ShortVector) setq(String)
setq(Structure) setq(Symbol) setq(Vector) setq(Void)
sizeof(BitVector) sizeof(Boolean) sizeof(Brick) sizeof(ByteVector)
sizeof(Character) sizeof(Complex) sizeof(Date) sizeof(Dictionary)
sizeof(Directory) sizeof(FltVector) sizeof(Function) sizeof(IntVector)
sizeof(List) sizeof(Matrix) sizeof(NumMatrix) sizeof(NumVector)
sizeof(Number) sizeof(ObjVector) sizeof(ObjectRepository) sizeof(Pair)
sizeof(PcodeVector) sizeof(ShortVector) sizeof(String) sizeof(Structure)
sizeof(Symbol) sizeof(Vector) sizeof(Void) sort(BitVector)
sort(Dictionary) sort(Directory) sort(FltVector) sort(IntVector)
sort(List) sort(Matrix) sort(NumMatrix) sort(NumVector)
sort(ObjVector) sort(ShortVector) sort(Structure) sort(Vector)
type(BitVector) type(Boolean) type(Brick) type(ByteVector)
type(Character) type(Complex) type(Date) type(Dictionary)
type(Directory) type(FltVector) type(Function) type(IntVector)
type(Lambda) type(Matrix) type(NumMatrix) type(NumVector)
type(Number) type(ObjVector) type(ObjectRepository) type(Pair)
type(PcodeVector) type(ShortVector) type(String) type(Structure)
type(Symbol) type(Vector) type(Void) writeln(ByteVector)
writeln(String) writeln(Text)

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