any(BasicList,Function) -- whether any elements of a list satisfy a specified condition

Synopsis

• Usage:

  any(L,f)

• Function: any
• Inputs:

  • L, a basic list
  • f, a function, which returns true or false
• Outputs:

  • a Boolean value, true if f returns true when applied to any element of L and false otherwise

Description

i1 : any({1,2,3,4}, even)

o1 = true

i2 : any({1,3,5,7}, even)

o2 = false

See also

• scan -- apply a function to each element
• apply -- apply a function to each element
• select -- select from a list, hash table, or string
• any -- whether any elements satisfy a specified condition
• member -- test membership in a list or set