Best way to set class slots

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From: Thomas A. Russ
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 00:19

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I was wondering what the best way to set a slot with allocation :class
is.  In particular, I wonder if there is any way to do this portably
without creating an instance of the class.

Initially I thought that using the CLASS-PROTOTYPE from the MOP would
be a good solution, but the documentation indicates that setting slots
on the prototype is a no-no.

Currently I just make an instance, set the slot and then throw the
instance away.  This just strikes me as wasteful.

Any better ideas?

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Thomas A. Russ                                             tar@isi.edu    
USC/ISI, 4676 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292      (310) 822-1511

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