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12.16.4.10 Reading a Slot Value

This function returns the value of the specified slot of the active instance (see section 9.4.1.1). If the slot does not exist, the slot does not have a value or this function is called from outside a message-handler, this function will return the symbol FALSE and an error will be generated. This function differs from the ?self:<slot-name> syntax in that the slot is not looked up until the function is actually called. Thus it is possible to access different slots every time the function is executed (see section 9.4.2 for more detail). This function bypasses message-passing.

Syntax

(dynamic-get <slot-name-expression>)


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