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methods-package Formal Methods and Classes

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(-class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
.BasicFunsList List of Builtin and Special Functions
.doTracePrint Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
.InitTraceFunctions Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
.makeTracedFunction Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
.OldClassesList Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
.setOldIs Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
.slotNames The Slots in an Object from a Formal Class
.untracedFunction Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
<--class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects

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allGenerics Tools for Managing Generic Functions
anova-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
anova.glm-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
anova.glm.null-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
ANY-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
aov-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
Arith S4 Group Generic Functions
array-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
as Force an Object to Belong to a Class

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body<-,MethodDefinition-method Class MethodsList, Representation of Methods for a Generic Function

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call-class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
callGeneric Tools for Managing Generic Functions
callNextMethod Call an Inherited Method
canCoerce Can an Object be Coerced to a Certain S4 Class?
cbind2 Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
cbind2,ANY,ANY-method Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
cbind2,ANY,missing-method Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
cbind2-methods Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
character-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
Classes Class Definitions
classRepresentation-class Class Objects
ClassUnionRepresentation-class Classes Defined as the Union of Other Classes
coerce Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,array-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,call-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,character-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,complex-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,environment-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,expression-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,function-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,integer-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,list-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,logical-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,matrix-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,name-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,NULL-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,numeric-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,single-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,ts-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce,ANY,vector-method Force an Object to Belong to a Class
coerce-methods Force an Object to Belong to a Class
Compare S4 Group Generic Functions
Complex S4 Group Generic Functions
complex-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types

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data.frame-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
density-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
Documentation Using and Creating On-line Documentation for Classes and Methods
Documentation-class Using and Creating On-line Documentation for Classes and Methods
Documentation-methods Using and Creating On-line Documentation for Classes and Methods
double-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
dump.frames-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
dumpMethod Tools for Managing Generic Functions
dumpMethods Tools for Managing Generic Functions

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environment-class Class "environment"
existsMethod Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
expression-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
extends Is an Object from a Class
externalptr-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types

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factor-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
findClass Create a Class Definition
findFunction Tools for Managing Generic Functions
findMethod Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
fixPre1.8 Fix Objects Saved from R Versions Previous to 1.8
for-class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
formula-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
function-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
functionWithTrace-class Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing

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genericFunction-class Generic Function Objects
GenericFunctions Tools for Managing Generic Functions
genericFunctionWithTrace-class Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
getClass Get Class Definition
getClassDef Get Class Definition
getClasses Create a Class Definition
getGenerics Tools for Managing Generic Functions
getMethod Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
getMethods Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
getPackageName The Name associated with a Given Package
glm-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
glm.null-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
groupGenericFunction-class Generic Function Objects
groupGenericFunctionWithTrace-class Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing

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hasArg Look for an Argument in the Call
hasMethod Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
hsearch-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes

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if-class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
initialize Generate an Object from a Class
initialize,ANY-method Methods to Initialize New Objects from a Class
initialize,data.frame-method Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
initialize,environment-method Methods to Initialize New Objects from a Class
initialize,factor-method Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
initialize,ordered-method Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
initialize,signature-method Methods to Initialize New Objects from a Class
initialize,summary.table-method Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
initialize,table-method Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
initialize,traceable-method Methods to Initialize New Objects from a Class
initialize-methods Methods to Initialize New Objects from a Class
integer-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
integrate-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
is Is an Object from a Class
isClass Create a Class Definition
isClassUnion Classes Defined as the Union of Other Classes
isGeneric Tools for Managing Generic Functions
isGroup Tools for Managing Generic Functions
isSealedClass Check for a Sealed Method or Class
isSealedMethod Check for a Sealed Method or Class

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language-class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
libraryIQR-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
LinearMethodsList-class Class "LinearMethodsList"
list-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
lm-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
Logic S4 Group Generic Functions
logical-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
logLik-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes

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makeClassRepresentation Create a Class Definition
maov-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
Math S4 Group Generic Functions
Math2 S4 Group Generic Functions
matrix-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
MethodDefinition-class Classes to Represent Method Definitions
MethodDefinitionWithTrace-class Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
Methods General Information on Methods
MethodsList-class Class MethodsList, Representation of Methods for a Generic Function
MethodsListSelect Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
MethodWithNext-class Class MethodWithNext
MethodWithNextWithTrace-class Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
missing-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
mlm-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
mtable-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
mts-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes

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name-class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
new Generate an Object from a Class
NULL-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
numeric-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types

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ObjectsWithPackage-class A Vector of Object Names, with associated Package Names
oldClass-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
Ops S4 Group Generic Functions
ordered-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes

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packageInfo-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
packageIQR-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
packageSlot The Name associated with a Given Package
POSIXct-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
POSIXlt-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
POSIXt-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
promptClass Generate a Shell for Documentation of a Formal Class
promptMethods Generate a Shell for Documentation of Formal Methods
prototype Construct a Representation or a Prototype for a Class Definition

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raw-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
rbind2 Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
rbind2,ANY,ANY-method Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
rbind2,ANY,missing-method Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
rbind2-methods Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
recordedplot-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
removeClass Create a Class Definition
removeGeneric Tools for Managing Generic Functions
removeMethod Create and Save a Method
removeMethods Tools for Managing Generic Functions
repeat-class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
representation Construct a Representation or a Prototype for a Class Definition
resetClass Create a Class Definition
rle-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes

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S4groupGeneric S4 Group Generic Functions
SClassExtension-class Class to Represent Inheritance (Extension) Relations
sealClass Create a Class Definition
SealedMethodDefinition-class Classes to Represent Method Definitions
seemsS4Object Heuristic test for an object from an S4 class
selectMethod Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
setAs Force an Object to Belong to a Class
setClass Create a Class Definition
setClassUnion Classes Defined as the Union of Other Classes
setGeneric Define a New Generic Function
setGroupGeneric Define a New Generic Function
setIs Is an Object from a Class
setMethod Create and Save a Method
setOldClass Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
setPackageName The Name associated with a Given Package
setReplaceMethod Tools for Managing Generic Functions
setValidity Test the Validity of an Object
show Show an Object
show,ANY-method Show an Object
show,classRepresentation-method Show an Object
show,genericFunction-method Show an Object
show,MethodDefinition-method Show an Object
show,MethodWithNext-method Show an Object
show,ObjectsWithPackage-method Show an Object
show,signature-method Class "signature" For Method Definitions
show,traceable-method Show an Object
show-methods Show an Object
showMethods Show all the methods for the specified function(s)
signature Tools for Managing Generic Functions
signature-class Class "signature" For Method Definitions
single-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
slot The Slots in an Object from a Formal Class
slotNames The Slots in an Object from a Formal Class
socket-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
structure-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
Summary S4 Group Generic Functions
summary.table-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes

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table-class Specify Names for Old-Style Classes
traceable-class Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
ts-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures

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validObject Test the Validity of an Object
vector-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
VIRTUAL-class Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types

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while-class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects

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__ClassMetaData Class Definitions
{-class Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects