make-instance

make-instance Generic Function

Summary

Makes a CLOS or KnowledgeWorks structure object.

Package

common-lisp

Signature

make-instance class &rest initargs => object

Arguments

`class`⇩	A class object or a symbol.
`initargs`⇩	Initialization arguments for the object.

Values

object

A new instance of class.

Description

The generic function make-instance makes a new instance of the class class.

If class is a CLOS class then the behavior is as specified by make-instance in the Common Lisp standard.

If class is a KnowledgeWorks structure class, then initargs are the same as those for the automatically defined constructor function of the structure.

The object is added to the object base of the current inferencing state.

Examples

(make-instance 'start)
(make-instance 'driver :location 'London 
                      :kb-name 'fred)