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<A NAME="rassoc"><A NAME="rassoc-if"><A NAME="rassoc-if-not"><I>Function</I> <B>RASSOC, RASSOC-IF, RASSOC-IF-NOT</B></A></A></A> <P>
<P><B>Syntax:</B><P>
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<B>rassoc</B> <I>item alist <TT>&amp;key</TT> key test test-not</I> =&gt; <I>entry</I><P>
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<B>rassoc-if</B> <I>predicate alist <TT>&amp;key</TT> key</I> =&gt; <I>entry</I><P>
<B>rassoc-if-not</B> <I>predicate alist <TT>&amp;key</TT> key</I> =&gt; <I>entry</I><P>
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<P><B>Arguments and Values:</B><P>
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<I>item</I>---an <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A>. <P>
<I>alist</I>---an <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_a.htm#association_list"><I>association list</I></A>. <P>
<I>predicate</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#designator"><I>designator</I></A> for a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#function"><I>function</I></A> of one <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_a.htm#argument"><I>argument</I></A> that returns a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_g.htm#generalized_boolean"><I>generalized boolean</I></A>. <P>
<I>test</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#designator"><I>designator</I></A> for a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#function"><I>function</I></A> of two <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_a.htm#argument"><I>arguments</I></A> that returns a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_g.htm#generalized_boolean"><I>generalized boolean</I></A>. <P>
<I>test-not</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#designator"><I>designator</I></A> for a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#function"><I>function</I></A> of two <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_a.htm#argument"><I>arguments</I></A> that returns a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_g.htm#generalized_boolean"><I>generalized boolean</I></A>. <P>
<I>key</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#designator"><I>designator</I></A> for a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#function"><I>function</I></A> of one argument, or <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A>. <P>
<I>entry</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#cons"><I>cons</I></A> that is an <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_e.htm#element"><I>element</I></A> of the <I>alist</I>, or <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A>. <P>
<P><B>Description:</B><P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#rassoc"><B>rassoc</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#rassoc-if"><B>rassoc-if</B></A>, and <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#rassoc-if-not"><B>rassoc-if-not</B></A> return the first <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#cons"><I>cons</I></A> whose <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#cdr"><I>cdr</I></A> <I>satisfies the test</I>. If no such <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#cons"><I>cons</I></A> is found, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A> s returned. <P>
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If <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A> appears in <I>alist</I> in place of a pair, it is ignored. <P>
<P><B>Examples:</B><P>
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<PRE>
(setq alist '((1 . &quot;one&quot;) (2 . &quot;two&quot;) (3 . 3)))
=&gt; ((1 . &quot;one&quot;) (2 . &quot;two&quot;) (3 . 3))
(rassoc 3 alist) =&gt; (3 . 3)
(rassoc &quot;two&quot; alist) =&gt; NIL
(rassoc &quot;two&quot; alist :test 'equal) =&gt; (2 . &quot;two&quot;)
(rassoc 1 alist :key #'(lambda (x) (if (numberp x) (/ x 3)))) =&gt; (3 . 3)
(rassoc 'a '((a . b) (b . c) (c . a) (z . a))) =&gt; (C . A)
(rassoc-if #'stringp alist) =&gt; (1 . &quot;one&quot;)
(rassoc-if-not #'vectorp alist) =&gt; (3 . 3)
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</TT> <P>
<P><B>Side Effects:</B> None.
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<P><B>Affected By:</B> None.
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<P><B>Exceptional Situations:</B> None.
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<P><B>See Also:</B><P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_assocc.htm#assoc"><B>assoc</B></A>, <A REL=CHILD HREF="03_f.htm">Section 3.6 (Traversal Rules and Side Effects)</A> <P>
<P><B>Notes:</B><P>
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The <TT>:test-not</TT> parameter is deprecated. <P>
The <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#function"><I>function</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#rassoc-if-not"><B>rassoc-if-not</B></A> is deprecated. <P>
It is possible to <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_rplaca.htm#rplaca"><B>rplaca</B></A> the result of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#rassoc"><B>rassoc</B></A>, provided that it is not <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A>, in order to ``update'' <I>alist</I>. <P>
The expressions <P>
<PRE>
(rassoc item list :test fn)
</PRE>
</TT> and <P>
<PRE>
(find item list :test fn :key #'cdr)
</PRE>
</TT> are equivalent in meaning, except when the <TT>item</TT> is <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A> nd <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A> appears in place of a pair in the <I>alist</I>. See the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#function"><I>function</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_assocc.htm#assoc"><B>assoc</B></A>. <P>
<P><HR>The following <A REL=META HREF="../Front/X3J13Iss.htm">X3J13 cleanup issues</A>, <I>not part of the specification</I>, apply to this section:<P><UL><LI> <A REL=CHILD HREF="../Issues/iss345.htm">TEST-NOT-IF-NOT:FLUSH-ALL</A><LI> <A REL=CHILD HREF="../Issues/iss240.htm">MAPPING-DESTRUCTIVE-INTERACTION:EXPLICITLY-VAGUE</A><LI> <A REL=CHILD HREF="../Issues/iss017.htm">ASSOC-RASSOC-IF-KEY</A><LI> <A REL=CHILD HREF="../Issues/iss018.htm">ASSOC-RASSOC-IF-KEY:YES</A><P></UL><HR>
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