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isGlobalSymbol -- whether a global symbol with a given name exists

Synopsis

Usage:

isGlobalSymbol s
Inputs:
- s, a string
Outputs:
- a Boolean value, whether a global symbol with the name contained in the string
- s
- has been defined

Description

The search for the symbol runs through the dictionaries in the list dictionaryPath.

i1 : isGlobalSymbol "res"

o1 = true

i2 : isGlobalSymbol "resres"

o2 = false

See also

dictionaryPath
getGlobalSymbol -- create a global symbol in a global dictionary

For the programmer

The object isGlobalSymbol is a compiled function.