#### 4.4.23 eql [Type Specifier] ¶

#### Compound Type Specifier Kind:: ¶

Combining.

#### Compound Type Specifier Syntax:: ¶

(`eql`{object})

#### Compound Type Specifier Arguments:: ¶

object—an object.

#### Compound Type Specifier Description:: ¶

Represents the type whose only element is object.

The argument object is required. The object can be *, but if so it denotes itself (the symbol *) and does not represent an unspecified value. The symbol eql is not valid as an atomic type specifier.