className

className( 
g_classOrObject
) 
=> s_className

Description

Returns the class symbol denoting a class object.

For user-defined classes, s_className is the symbol passed to defclass in defining us_class.

Arguments

g_classOrObject

Must be a class object or an object such as an instance of a class.

Value Returned

s_className

The class symbol.

Examples

className( classOf( 5 )) => fixnum

defclass( GeometricObject
    ()      ;;; standardObject is the subclass by default
    ()      ;;; no slots
    )       ; defclass
className(findClass( 'GeometricObject)) 
=> GeometricObject

geom = makeInstance( 'GeometricObject )
className( classOf( geom)) 
=> GeometricObject

className(geom) 
=> GeometricObject

Related Topics

Classes and Instances

classOf

findClass

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