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<RefMeta>
  <RefEntryTitle>nth-node</RefEntryTitle>
  <RefMiscInfo Role="file">dblib.dsl</RefMiscInfo>
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<RefNameDiv>
  <RefName>nth-node</RefName>
  <RefPurpose>Return a specific node in a node list (by numeric index)</RefPurpose>
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<RefSynopsisDiv><Title>Synopsis</Title>
<Synopsis>
(nth-node nl k)
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<RefSect1><Title>Description</Title>

<para>
Returns the <literal>k</literal>th node in <literal>nl</literal>.  The first node in the node list
has the index "1".</para>


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<RefSect1><Title>Author</Title>

<para>
Norman Walsh, &lt;ndw@nwalsh.com&gt;
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<RefSect1><Title>Source Code</Title>

<ProgramListing>
(define (nth-node nl k)
  ;; Return a specific node in a node list (by numeric index)
  (if (equal? k 1)
      (node-list-first nl)
      (nth-node (node-list-rest nl) (- k 1))))
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