18.2.4 Description area

When you select an item in the Symbols list, various properties of that symbol are displayed in the Description area as appropriate. These can include:

Home Package:

The name of the symbol's home package and an indication of whether it is external or internal

Name:

The symbol name

Definitions:

The dspec class names for any definitions known to the system

Visible In:

The names of the packages (other than the home package) that the symbol is visible in

Function:

The function or macro function

Lambda List:

The lambda list of the function or macro, if known to the system

Plist:

The symbol plist, if non-nil

Value:

The value of a variable or constant

Class:

The class name, representing the class object

Select an item in the Description list to perform an operation on it. For example, if the symbol has a class definition, you can select the Class: item and do Description > Listen to transfer the class object to the Listener tool.

LispWorks IDE User Guide (Macintosh version) - 25 Nov 2011