make-instance
make-instance Standard Generic Function
Syntax:
make-instance class &rest initargs &key &allow-other-keys → instance
Method Signatures:
make-instance (class standard-class) &rest initargs
make-instance (class symbol) &rest initargs
Arguments and Values:
class—a class, or a symbol that names a class.
initargs—an initialization argument list.
instance—a fresh instance of class class.
Description:
The generic function make-instance creates and returns a new instance of the given class.
If the second of the above methods is selected, that method invokes make-instance on the arguments (find-class class) and initargs.
The initialization arguments are checked within make-instance.
The generic function make-instance may be used as described in Section 7.1 (Object Creation and Initialization).
Exceptional Situations:
If any of the initialization arguments has not been declared as valid, an error of type error is signaled.
See Also:
defclass, class-of, allocate-instance, initialize-instance, Section 7.1 (Object Creation and Initialization)
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