(car list)

Get the first item of the list.

This function takes a list apart and returns the first element of the list. For example, if you had a list of points such as (1.0 2.0 3.0), the car function would return the first element of the list, or 1.0.

Example

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(append list1 list2 ...)

(cdr list)

(cons item list)

(last list)

(length list)

(list expression …)

(reverse list)

(setq symbol1 statement1 [symbol2 statement2] ...)

LISP Compatibility

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