(symbol (find-class it))
(standard-object (class-of it))))
+(defun to-class-name (o)
+ (etypecase o
+ (symbol o)
+ (standard-class (class-name o))
+ (standard-object (class-name (class-of o)))))
+
(defun easy-slot-value (obj slot)
"like slot-value except it accepts slot-names or defs
and returns nil when the slot is unbound"
"like slot-value except it accepts slot-names or defs"
(setf (slot-value obj (to-slot-name slot)) new))
+(defun delist-if-single (x)
+ "if this is a single item in a list return it"
+ (if (and (listp x) (= 1 (length x)))
+ (first x)
+ x))