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3.11.3 Object Comparisons
| object-eqv? | generic |
|---|---|
| object-eqv? ((x ) (y )) | method |
| object-equal? | generic |
| object-equal? ((x ) (y )) | method |
Generic functions and default (unspecialized) methods for comparing two GOOPS objects.
The default methods always return #f. Application class authors may wish to define specialized methods for object-eqv? andobject-equal? that compare instances of the same class for equality in whatever sense is useful to the application.