Re: define generic definition in DRM, options?

• To: info-dylan@ai.mit.edu
• Subject: Re: define generic definition in DRM, options?
• From: Barry Margolin <barmar@bbnplanet.com>
• Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 19:45:01 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: GTE Internetworking, Cambridge, MA
• References: <slrn8enhd5.44t.nospam@gacela.demon.co.uk>
• Xref: traf.lcs.mit.edu comp.lang.dylan:11785

In article <slrn8enhd5.44t.nospam@gacela.demon.co.uk>,
Glenn Rogers <glenn@gacela.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Silly question time.
>
>I was reading the definition of a generic function in the DRM
>
>    define { adjective }* generic name parameter-list [ options ]
>    ...
>    options
>        comma-property-list
>    ...
>    The options are alternating keywords and values. No options are 
>    defined by the language. They may be supplied by individual 
>    implementations.
>
>What are the options supposed to be used for?  Do any of the existing 
>implementations actually use them?  
>
>It's got me curious.

Since Dylan's "define generic" is analogous to Common Lisp's DEFGENERIC,
you could take a look at DEFGENERIC's options to see the kinds of things
they might be used for.

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