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ANSI Common Lisp 9 Conditions 9.2 Dictionary of Conditions

Syntax:

make-condition type &rest slot-initializations condition

Arguments and Values:

type - a type specifier (for a subtype of condition).

slot-initializations - an initialization argument list.

condition - a condition.

Description:

Constructs and returns a condition of type _type_using slot-initializations for the initial values of the slots. The newly created condition is returned.

Examples:

(defvar oops-count 0)

(setq a (make-condition 'simple-error :format-control "This is your ~:R error." :format-arguments (list (incf oops-count)))) #<SIMPLE-ERROR 32245104>

(format t "&A~%" a) This is your first error. NIL

(error a) Error: This is your first error. To continue, type :CONTINUE followed by an option number: 1: Return to Lisp Toplevel. Debug>

Affected By:

The set of defined condition types.

See Also:

define-condition, Section 9.1 Condition System Concepts

Allegro CL Implementation Details:

None.