Convert list of only one element into a string

Hello guys,

Is there a way to convert something like ("Sean") into just "Sean"?

It is probably a trivial question.

Thanks in advance,

Sean

Hi Sean,

If you've already set ("Sean") to some variable you could just do a CAR on it:

(setq lst ("Sean"))

(car lst) will result in "Sean".

BKT

Seans 1st name is

(setq lst (list "seans" "1st" "name " "is"))
(car lst) "seans"
(nth 1 lst) "1st"
(caddr lst) "name"
(nth 3 lst) "Is"

Thanks, this term is actually peeled of from cdr of a cons function. I completely did no expect realize I can simply use another car to get the string out.

Thanks, this term is actually peeled of from cdr of a cons function. I completely did no expect realize I can simply use another car to get the string out.

In this case, use cadr to return the second item in your list:

(cadr <list>) = (car (cdr <list>))