3.4.3 Specialized Lambda Lists

A specialized lambda list is used to specialize a method for a particular signature and to describe how arguments matching that signature are received by the method. The defined names in Figure 3–15 use specialized lambda lists in some way; see the dictionary entry for each for information about how.

  defmethod  defgeneric    

  Figure 3–15: Standardized Operators that use Specialized Lambda Lists

A specialized lambda list can contain the lambda list keywords shown in Figure 3–16.

  &allow-other-keys  &key       &rest  
  &aux               &optional         

  Figure 3–16: Lambda List Keywords used by Specialized Lambda Lists

A specialized lambda list is syntactically the same as an ordinary lambda list except that each required parameter may optionally be associated with a class or object for which that parameter is specialized.

lambda-list ::=({var | (var [specializer])}*                 [&optional {var |         (var [init-form [supplied-p-parameter]])}*]                 [&rest var]                 [&key {var |              ({var |          (keyword-name var)}    [init-form [supplied-p-parameter]])}* [&allow-other-keys]]                 [&aux {var | (var [init-form])}*])