13 The Generic Function Browser

The Generic Function Browser allows you to examine the generic functions in the Lisp image, together with any methods that have been defined on them. It has two views which allow you to browse different types of information:

• The methods view, which shows you a description of the generic function and the methods defined on it. This is the default view.
• The method combinations view, which lets you examine the list of method combinations for any generic function.

To create a Generic Function Browser, choose Window > Tools > Generic Function Browser or click in the LispWorks toolbar.

Other ways to create a Generic Function Browser are:

• If the current object in a tool is a generic function or method, choose the Generic Function standard action command from the appropriate menu
• Use the editor command Alt+X Describe Generic Function
• If there is a method on the debugger stack, you can display the Method Combination via the Frame menu of a Debugger tool

13.1 Examining information about methods

13.2 Examining information about combined methods

13.3 Configuring the Generic Function Browser