no-applicable-method (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 7.7.16 no-applicable-method [Standard Generic Function]

#### Syntax::

`no-applicable-method` generic-function &rest function-arguments ⇒ {result}*

#### Method Signatures::

`no-applicable-method` (generic-function t) &rest function-arguments

#### Arguments and Values::

generic-function—a generic function on which no applicable method was found.

function-arguments—arguments to the generic-function.

result—an object.

#### Description::

The generic function no-applicable-method is called when a generic function is invoked and no method on that generic function is applicable. The default method signals an error.

The generic function no-applicable-method is not intended to be called by programmers. Programmers may write methods for it.

#### Exceptional Situations::

The default method signals an error of type error.

#### See Also::