CLHS: Standard Generic Function COMPUTE-APPLICABLE-METHODS

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Standard Generic Function COMPUTE-APPLICABLE-METHODS

Syntax:

compute-applicable-methods generic-function function-arguments => methods

Method Signatures:

compute-applicable-methods (generic-function standard-generic-function)

Arguments and Values:

generic-function---a generic function.

function-arguments---a list of arguments for the generic-function.

methods---a list of method objects.

Description:

Given a generic-function and a set of function-arguments, the function compute-applicable-methods returns the set of methods that are applicable for those arguments sorted according to precedence order. See Section 7.6.6 (Method Selection and Combination).

Affected By:

defmethod

Exceptional Situations: None.

See Also:

Section 7.6.6 (Method Selection and Combination)

Notes: None.

The following X3J13 cleanup issue, not part of the specification, applies to this section:

- COMPUTE-APPLICABLE-METHODS:GENERIC

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