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* doc/misc/eieio.texi (Introduction, Generics): Remove outdated limits

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Stefan Monnier 2022-09-19 07:39:21 -04:00
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@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ also differs in some other aspects which are mentioned below (also
@enumerate
@item
A structured framework for the creation of basic classes with attributes
and methods using singular inheritance similar to CLOS.
and methods using inheritance similar to CLOS.
@item
Type checking, and slot unbinding.
@item
@ -225,11 +225,6 @@ lacks:
@table @asis
@item Method dispatch
EIEO does not support method dispatch for built-in types and multiple
arguments types. In other words, method dispatch only looks at the
first argument, and this one must be an @eieio{} type.
@item Support for metaclasses
There is just one default metaclass, @code{eieio-default-superclass},
and you cannot define your own. The @code{:metaclass} tag in
@ -856,11 +851,6 @@ You can also create a generic method with @code{cl-defmethod}
(@pxref{Methods}). When a method is created and there is no generic
method in place with that name, then a new generic will be created,
and the new method will use it.
In CLOS, a generic method can also be used to provide an argument list
and dispatch precedence for all the arguments. In @eieio{},
dispatching only occurs for the first argument, so the @var{arglist}
is not used.
@end defmac
@node Methods