!4!!1--1
!0Common Lisp Object System Specification!!1--1
!11. Programmer Interface Concepts!!1--1
!4CONTENTS!!1--2
!2Introduction!!1--3
!2Classes!!1--5
!3Defining Classes!!1--6
!3Creating Instances of Classes!!1--6
!3Slots!!1--6
!3Accessing Slots!!1--7
!2Inheritance!!1--8
!3Inheritance of Methods!!1--8
!3Inheritance of Slots and Slot Options!!1--8
!3Inheritance of Class Options!!1--9
!3Examples of Inheritance!!1--9
!3Redefining Classes!!1--10
!2Integrating Types and Classes!!1--12
!2Determining the Class Precedence List!!1--13
!3Computing the Class Precedence List!!1--13
!4Topological Sorting!!1--13
!4Examples!!1--14
!2Generic Functions and Methods!!1--16
!3Introduction to Generic Functions!!1--16
!3Introduction to setf Generic Functions!!1--17
!3Introduction to Methods!!1--17
!3Congruent Lambda-lists for all Methods of a Generic Function!!1--18
!2Method Selection and Combination!!1--19
!2Standard Method Combination!!1--22
!2Declarative Method Combination!!1--24
!3Long Form of Define-method-combination!!1--24
!3Short Form of Define-method-combination!!1--27
!3Examples of the Long Form of Define-method-combination!!1--28
!2Meta Objects!!1--31
!3Metaclasses!!1--31
!3Standard Metaclasses!!1--31
!3Standard Meta-Objects!!1--31