#### 7.7.1 function-keywords [Standard Generic Function]

#### Syntax::

`function-keywords` method ⇒ keys, allow-other-keys-p

#### Method Signatures::

`function-keywords` (method standard-method)

#### Arguments and Values::

method—a method.

keys—a list.

allow-other-keys-p—a generalized boolean.

#### Description::

Returns the keyword parameter specifiers for a method.

Two values are returned: a list of the explicitly named keywords and a generalized boolean that states whether &allow-other-keys had been specified in the method definition.

#### Examples::

     (defmethod gf1 ((a integer) &optional (b 2)
                     &key (c 3) ((:dee d) 4) e ((eff f)))
       (list a b c d e f))
    ⇒  #<STANDARD-METHOD GF1 (INTEGER) 36324653>
     (find-method #'gf1 '() (list (find-class 'integer)))
    ⇒  #<STANDARD-METHOD GF1 (INTEGER) 36324653>
     (function-keywords *)
    ⇒  (:C :DEE :E EFF), false
     (defmethod gf2 ((a integer))
       (list a b c d e f))
    ⇒  #<STANDARD-METHOD GF2 (INTEGER) 42701775>
     (function-keywords (find-method #'gf1 '() (list (find-class 'integer))))
    ⇒  (), false
     (defmethod gf3 ((a integer) &key b c d &allow-other-keys)
       (list a b c d e f))
     (function-keywords *)
    ⇒  (:B :C :D), true

#### Affected By::

defmethod

#### See Also::

defmethod