Re: To `boundp' or not to `boundp'?

[Michael Heerdegen]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> If they really wanted a macro for this, it should have been called
> something that reflects what it does, e.g., `var-value-or-nil' or
> `if-bound-then-value-else-nil'.

One needs this quite often, so it's good to factor it out.

I've no strong opinion about the name, but I guess the macro was indeed
intended for cases where the return value is used as a boolean.  There
are other use cases where the name then is confusing.  Maybe
`symbol-value-safe' in analogy to `car-safe' would be better?  Then it
would have to be a function, though.


Regards,

Michael.