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From: ssmith@rhumba.mpr.ca (Shaun Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp.x
Subject: Accessing Class Variables
Keywords: class, variable
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Date: 31 Jul 90 23:15:02 GMT
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Reply-To: ssmith@rhumba.mpr.ca (Shaun Smith)
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I'm new to xlisp but familiar wit other object-oriented languages 
such as CLOS, Smalltalk and C++.  What I'm trying to do is access 
the class variables of a class through the class object.  

eg.

   (setq tools (send class :new '(power moveable) '(number)))

Now I want a reader function (in CLOS jargon) for the class object 
"tools" that will let me find read the value of number.

Can anyone tell me how to do it?  I don't want to have to go through 
an instance of class tools to do it.

   If anyone can tell me I'd be grateful.

   Thanks in advance,

      Shaun


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