subClassesOf

subclassesOf( 
u_classObject 
) 
=> l_subClasses

Description

Returns the ordered list of all (immediate) subclasses of u_classObject. Each element in the list is a class object.

The list is sorted so that each element of the list is a subclass of the remaining elements.

Arguments

u_classObject

A class object.

Value Returned

l_subClasses

The list of subclasses. If the argument is not a class object, then l_subClasses is nil.

Examples

L = superclassesOf( findClass( 'fixnum ))
subclassesOf( findClass( ’primitiveObject ) )
      => (class:list class:port class:funobj class:array class:string
            class:symbol class:number

         )

      subclassesOf( 5 ) => nil

Related Topics

Subclasses and Superclasses

subclassp

superclassesOf

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