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3.7.2 Handling Invocation Errors

no-method generic
no-method (gf <generic>) args method
When an application invokes a generic function, and no methods at all have been defined for that generic function, GOOPS calls the no-method generic function. The default method calls goops-error with an appropriate message.

no-applicable-method generic
no-applicable-method (gf <generic>) args method
When an application applies a generic function to a set of arguments, and no methods have been defined for those argument types, GOOPS calls the no-applicable-method generic function. The default method calls goops-error with an appropriate message.

no-next-method generic
no-next-method (gf <generic>) args method
When a generic function method calls (next-method) to invoke the next less specialized method for that generic function, and no less specialized methods have been defined for the current generic function arguments, GOOPS calls the no-next-method generic function. The default method calls goops-error with an appropriate message.