list &rest objects ⇒ list
list* &rest objects^+ ⇒ result
list returns a list containing the supplied objects.
list* is like list except that the last argument to list becomes the car of the last cons constructed, while the last argument to list* becomes the cdr of the last cons constructed. Hence, any given call to list* always produces one fewer conses than a call to list with the same number of arguments.
If the last argument to list* is a list, the effect is to construct a new list which is similar, but which has additional elements added to the front corresponding to the preceding arguments of list*.
If list* receives only one object, that object is returned, regardless of whether or not it is a list.
(list 1) ⇒ (1)
(list* 1) ⇒ 1
(setq a 1) ⇒ 1
(list a 2) ⇒ (1 2)
'(a 2) ⇒ (A 2)
(list 'a 2) ⇒ (A 2)
(list* a 2) ⇒ (1 . 2)
(list) ⇒ NIL ;i.e., ()
(setq a '(1 2)) ⇒ (1 2)
(eq a (list* a)) ⇒ true
(list 3 4 'a (car '(b . c)) (+ 6 -2)) ⇒ (3 4 A B 4)
(list* 'a 'b 'c 'd) ≡ (cons 'a (cons 'b (cons 'c 'd))) ⇒ (A B C . D)
(list* 'a 'b 'c '(d e f)) ⇒ (A B C D E F)
(list* x) ≡ x