Re: variable's documentation string

[TheFlyingDutchman]

>
> That's not the way Lisp works.  When the form 'some_variable was read,
> the symbol was created (with a void value, void function, and nil
> property list).
>
> If you evaluate (symbol-value 'some_variable) or (symbol-function
> 'some_variable), you'll get an error.  But not (symbol-plist
> 'some_variable).
>

Thanks Kevin. That certainly is "interesting" behavior. Not what I
would prefer. Is there a way to test that a symbols value and function
are void without getting an error?