9 The Class Browser

9.4 Examining classes graphically

As already mentioned, you can view class relationships in a graph form. This gives an immediate impression of the class hierarchy, but contains no details about information such as slots, readers and writers.

Choose View > Graph to browse classes with the graph view. The graph view shown in Figure 9.6 appears.

Figure 9.6 Viewing classes graphically in the class browser

The areas available in the graph view are described below.

9.4.1 - Class area
9.4.2 - Graph area
9.4.3 - Description area
9.4.4 - Performing operations on the selected classes or the current class
9.4.5 - An example

Common LispWorks User Guide, Liquid Common Lisp Version 5.0 - 18 OCT 1996

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