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25.2.15 documentation, (setf documentation) Standard Generic Function

Syntax:
documentation x doc-type    documentation

(setf documentation) new-value x doc-type    new-value

Argument Precedence Order:
doc-type, object

Method Signatures:

Functions, Macros, and Special Forms:

documentation (x function) (doc-type (eql 't))
documentation (x function) (doc-type (eql 'function))
documentation (x list) (doc-type (eql 'function))
documentation (x list) (doc-type (eql 'compiler-macro))
documentation (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'function))
documentation (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'compiler-macro))
documentation (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'setf))
(setf documentation) new value (x function) (doc-type (eql 't))
(setf documentation) new value (x function) (doc-type (eql 'function))
(setf documentation) new value (x list) (doc-type (eql 'function))
(setf documentation) new value (x list) (doc-type (eql 'compiler-macro))
(setf documentation) new value (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'function))
(setf documentation) new value (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'compiler-macro))
(setf documentation) new value (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'setf))

Method Combinations:

documentation (x method-combination) (doc-type (eql 't))
documentation (x method-combination) (doc-type (eql 'method-combination))
documentation (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'method-combination))
(setf documentation) new value (x method-combination) (doc-type (eql 't))
(setf documentation) new value (x method-combination) (doc-type (eql 'method-combination))
(setf documentation) new value (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'method-combination))

Methods:

documentation (x standard-method) (doc-type (eql 't))
(setf documentation) new value (x standard-method) (doc-type (eql 't))

Packages:

documentation (x package) (doc-type (eql 't))
(setf documentation) new value (x package) (doc-type (eql 't))

Types, Classes, and Structure Names:

documentation (x standard-class) (doc-type (eql 't))
documentation (x standard-class) (doc-type (eql 'type))
documentation (x standard-class) (doc-type (eql 't))
documentation (x standard-class) (doc-type (eql 'type))
documentation (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'type))
documentation (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'structure))
(setf documentation) new value (x standard-class) (doc-type (eql 't))
(setf documentation) new value (x standard-class) (doc-type (eql 'type))
(setf documentation) new value (x standard-class) (doc-type (eql 't))
(setf documentation) new value (x standard-class) (doc-type (eql 'type))
(setf documentation) new value (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'type))
(setf documentation) new value (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'structure))

Variables:

documentation (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'variable))
(setf documentation) new value (x symbol) (doc-type (eql 'variable))

Arguments and Values:
x - an object.

doc-type - a symbol.

documentation - a string, or nil.

new-value - a string.

Description:
The generic function documentation returns the documentation string associated with the given object if it is available; otherwise it returns nil.

The generic function (setf documentation) updates the documentation string associated with x to new-value. If x is a list, it must be of the form (setf symbol).

Documentation strings are made available for debugging purposes. Conforming programs are permitted to use documentation strings when they are present, but should not depend for their correct behavior on the presence of those documentation strings. An implementation is permitted to discard documentation strings at any time for implementation-defined reasons.

The nature of the documentation string returned depends on the doc-type, as follows:

A conforming implementation or a conforming program may extend the set of symbols that are acceptable as the doc-type.

Notes:
This standard prescribes no means to retrieve the documentation strings for individual slots specified in a defclass form, but implementations might still provide debugging tools and/or programming language extensions which manipulate this information. Implementors wishing to provide such support are encouraged to consult the Metaobject Protocol for suggestions about how this might be done.

Allegro CL Implementation Details:
None.


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