#### 3.8.29 special-operator-p [Function]

`special-operator-p` symbol ⇒ generalized-boolean

#### Arguments and Values::

symbol—a symbol.

generalized-boolean—a generalized boolean.

#### Description::

Returns true if symbol is a special operator; otherwise, returns false.

#### Examples::

     (special-operator-p 'if) ⇒  true
     (special-operator-p 'car) ⇒  false
     (special-operator-p 'one) ⇒  false

#### Exceptional Situations::

Should signal type-error if its argument is not a symbol.

#### Notes::

Historically, this function was called `special-form-p`. The name was finally declared a misnomer and changed, since it returned true for special operators, not special forms.