




(def-named-kb-class truck ()
((location :initarg :location)
(destination :initarg :destination)))
(make-instance 'truck
:kb-name 'ford1
:location 'cambridge)
creates the instance 
#<KB-OBJECT FORD1>
.
(make-instance 'truck :location 'london)
creates the instance 
#<KB-OBJECT TRUCK123>
, and
(get-object 'ford1)
returns 
#<KB-OBJECT FORD1>
 and
(name (get-object 'ford1))
returns 
FORD1
. The class definition
(defclass truck (named-kb-object) ...)
would have been identical except that the second truck would have been given a name such as 
OBJECT345
 rather than 
TRUCK123
 (as def-named-kb-class overrides the inherited 
initform
 for th
e 
kb-name
 slot 
(gentemp "OBJECT")
 with a more specific one 
(gentemp <class-name>)
).