CLCS
Standard Generic Function

slot-unbound

Syntax

slot-unbound class instance slot-name{result}*

Method Signatures

slot-unbound (class t) instance slot-name

Arguments and Values

classthe class of the instance.
instancethe instance in which an attempt was made to read the unbound slot.
slot-namethe name of the unbound slot.
resultan object.

Description

The generic function slot-unbound is called when an unbound slot is read in an instance whose metaclass is standard-class. The default method signals an error

of type unbound-slot. The name slot of the unbound-slot condition is initialized to the name of the offending variable, and the instance slot of the unbound-slot condition is initialized to the offending instance.

The generic function slot-unbound is not intended to be called by programmers. Programmers may write methods for it. The function slot-unbound is called only indirectly by slot-value.

If slot-unbound returns, only the primary value will be used by the caller, and all other values will be ignored.

Exceptional Situations

The default method on slot-unbound signals an error of type unbound-slot.

See Also

slot-makunbound

Notes

An unbound slot may occur if no :initform form was specified for the slot and the slot value has not been set, or if slot-makunbound has been called on the slot.