show [Method]

show-all [Method]

Purpose

These methods print the slot names and values of an arbitrary Loom object. The show method displays selected slots of the object, while show-all displays all slots (in the manner of Lisp describe).

Syntax

show object &key stream
show-all object &key stream

Arguments

The object argument is a Loom object, or a symbol which names a concept, relation, or instance.

The stream argument is a Lisp output character stream. This argument defaults to t.

Value

The show and show-all methods return nil.

Examples

(show 'Thing) --> \ldots 
(show-all (fr +)) --> \ldots 
(show (first (list-methods (fb move))))--> \ldots