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authorGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2014-02-17 10:40:09 -0800
committerGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2014-02-17 10:40:09 -0800
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Some doc updates for eieio-describe-class/generic
* doc/misc/eieio.texi (Class Values, CLOS compatibility): Remove references to deleted eieio-describe-class/generic. * lisp/cedet/ede/cpp-root.el: Comment update.
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@@ -1544,19 +1544,11 @@ comes out upside-down.
@node Class Values
@chapter Class Values
-Details about any class or object can be retrieved using the function
-@code{eieio-describe-class}. Interactively, type in the name of a
-class. In a program, pass it a string with the name of a class, a
-class symbol, or an object. The resulting buffer will display all
-slot names. Additionally, all methods defined to have functionality
-on this class is displayed.
-
-You can also use the normal @code{describe-function} to retrieve
-information about a class. If you call it on a constructor function,
-it will also display the class information. If you call it on a
-generic function, all implementations of that generic function will be
-listed, together with links through which you can directly jump to the
-source.
+You can use the normal @code{describe-function} command to retrieve
+information about a class. Running it on constructors will show a
+full description of the generated class. If you call it on a generic
+function, all implementations of that generic function will be listed,
+together with links through which you can directly jump to the source.
@node Default Superclass
@chapter Default Superclass
@@ -1864,9 +1856,8 @@ loaded so the form @code{(setf (slot-value object slot) t)} should
work.
@end table
-CLOS supports the @code{describe} command, but @eieio{} only provides
-@code{eieio-describe-class}, and @code{eieio-describe-generic}. Those
-are automatically called by @code{describe-function} when called on a
+CLOS supports the @code{describe} command, but @eieio{} provides
+support for using the standard @code{describe-function} command on a
constructor or generic function.
When creating a new class (@pxref{Building Classes}) there are several