class-of [Function]

class-of object => class

Arguments and Values::

object---an object.

class---a class object.

Description::

Returns the class of which the object is a direct instance.

Examples::

 (class-of 'fred) =>  #<BUILT-IN-CLASS SYMBOL 610327300>
 (class-of 2/3) =>  #<BUILT-IN-CLASS RATIO 610326642>

 (defclass book () ()) =>  #<STANDARD-CLASS BOOK 33424745>
 (class-of (make-instance 'book)) =>  #<STANDARD-CLASS BOOK 33424745>

 (defclass novel (book) ()) =>  #<STANDARD-CLASS NOVEL 33424764>
 (class-of (make-instance 'novel)) =>  #<STANDARD-CLASS NOVEL 33424764>

 (defstruct kons kar kdr) =>  KONS
 (class-of (make-kons :kar 3 :kdr 4)) =>  #<STRUCTURE-CLASS KONS 250020317>

See Also::

section make-instance [Standard Generic Function] , section type-of [Function]

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