FreeLisp User's Guide

7 The Generic Function Browser

This tool is provided to browse generic functions and their methods. The tool has five areas. The first, at the top of the window, shows the name of the generic function. This is called the name area.

The second, below the name area, shows a description of the generic function. This is called the description area.

The third, below the description area, provides a list of the methods of the generic function. This is called the methods area.

The fourth, below the methods area, provides a list of the signatures for the methods. This is called the signatures area.

The final area, at the bottom of the generic function browser window, shows method combinations for a selected signature.

To browse a new generic function, type its name into the text box.

Figure 7.1 The generic function browser.

The generic function browser contains all the usual generic menus (as described in Chapter 3, "Common Features"), as well as three menus which relate to the generic function browser itself. The Function, Method and Signature menus allow you to perform operations on the generic function, its methods or signatures respectively.

7.1 - Functions and methods
7.2 - Performing operations on signatures

FreeLisp User's Guide - 5 FEB 1996

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