Re: Effeciency of any predicate

S. Robert James schrieb:
Is there a more efficient way of doing this:

(defun any? (predicate lst)
(if (null lst)
nil
(or (funcall predicate (car lst))
(any? predicate (cdr lst)))))

Does common Lisp have a built in which can reach the same goal?

Others toly you about SOME, but you could also say:

(defun any (predicate list)
(when list
(or (funcall predicate (first list))
(any predicate (rest list)))))


André
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