node-list-first-element

Name

node-list-first-element -- Return the first element node in a node list

Synopsis

(node-list-first-element nodelist)

Description

This function returns the first node in a node list which is an element (as opposed to a PI or anything else that might appear in a node list).

Author

Norman Walsh, <ndw@nwalsh.com>

Source Code

(define (node-list-first-element nodelist)
  ;; Return the first element node in a node list
  (let loop ((nl nodelist))
    (if (node-list-empty? nl)
	(empty-node-list)
	(if (gi (node-list-first nl))
	    (node-list-first nl)
	    (loop (node-list-rest nl))))))