OpenMusic Reference
last-elem
last-elem
(lists module) -- returns the last element of a list
Syntax
last-elem list
Inputs
| name | data type(s) | comments |
|---|---|---|
| list | a tree |
Output
| output | data type(s) | comments |
|---|---|---|
| first | any | the data type will be that of the last element in the list . |
Description
Returns the last element of the list . If the last element is itself a list, this list is returned.
Compare with the LISP function last , which returns the last n elements of a list, and thus always returns a list even if asked to return a single atom
Examples
Taking the last element of a list
A flat list (1 2 3 4) is passed to last-elem , which returns
? OM->4
and here
OM will return
? OM->(h 7100 494 144)
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