eieio: Writing Methods

 
 6 Writing Methods
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 Writing a method in EIEIO is similar to writing a function.  The
 differences are that there are some extra options and there can be
 multiple definitions under the same function symbol.
 
    Where a method defines an implementation for a particular data type,
 a “generic method” accepts any argument, but contains no code.  It is
 used to provide the dispatching to the defined methods.  A generic
 method has no body, and is merely a symbol upon which methods are
 attached.  It also provides the base documentation for what methods with
 that name do.
 

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