The symbol @|it| is exported by the @|sod-utilities| package.
\end{describe}
-\begin{describe}{mac}{aif @<condition> @<consequent> @[@<alt>@] @> @<value>^*}
+\begin{describe}{mac}
+ {aif @<condition> @<consequent> @[@<alternative>@] @> @<value>^*}
Evaluate the @<condition>. If @<condition> is non-nil, then bind @|it| to
the resulting value and evaluate the @<consequent>, returning all of its
- values. Otherwise, evaluate @<alt>, returning all of its values.
+ values. Otherwise, evaluate @<alternative>, returning all of its values.
\end{describe}
\begin{describe}{mac}{aand @<form>^* @> @<value>^*}
\begin{describe}{gf}{instance-initargs @<instance> @> @<initargs-list>}
Return a fresh list of plausible initargs for the given @<instance>.
- This is done by digging through the instance's class's slot definitions and
- enquiring about their initargs. Initargs which are handled by methods on
- @|shared-initialize| or similar generic functions won't be discovered.
+ The default method should work for most classes, but may be overridden to
+ cope with special effects.
+
+ \begin{describe}{meth}{standard-object}
+ {instance-initargs (@<instance> standard-object) @> @<initargs-list>}
+ The default method works by digging through the instance's class's slot
+ definitions and enquiring about their initargs. Initargs which are
+ handled by methods on @|shared-initialize| or similar generic functions
+ won't be discovered.
+ \end{describe}
\end{describe}
\begin{describe*}
that generic function.
The default method on @|copy-instance-using-class| should work for most
- classes, but may be overridden to cope with special effects. It works as
- follows.
- \begin{enumerate}
- \item Allocate a fresh instance of @<class>, using @|allocate-instance|.
- \item For each slot defined by @<class>, if that slot is bound in the
- original instance, then set the corresponding slot in the new instance to
- the same value.
- \item Call @|shared-initialize| on the new instance, providing it the given
- list of @<initargs>, but inhibiting the usual initialization of slots
- from their initforms.
- \item Return the new instance.
- \end{enumerate}
+ classes, but may be overridden to cope with special effects.
+
+ \begin{describe}{meth}{standard-class}
+ {copy-instance-using-class \=(@<class> standard-class) @<instance> \\
+ \>\&rest initargs
+ \nlret @<new-instance>}
+ The default method works as follows.
+ \begin{enumerate}
+ \item Allocate a fresh instance of @<class>, using @|allocate-instance|.
+ \item For each slot defined by @<class>, if that slot is bound in the
+ original instance, then set the corresponding slot in the new instance
+ to the same value.
+ \item Call @|shared-initialize| on the new instance, providing it the
+ given list of @<initargs>, but inhibiting the usual initialization of
+ slots from their initforms.
+ \item Return the new instance.
+ \end{enumerate}
+ \end{describe}
\end{describe*}
\begin{describe*}