Defunct                 package:base                 R Documentation

_M_a_r_k_i_n_g _O_b_j_e_c_t_s _a_s _D_e_f_u_n_c_t

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     When a function is removed from R it should be replaced by a
     function which calls '.Defunct'.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     .Defunct(new, package = NULL, msg)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

     new: character string: A suggestion for a replacement function. 

 package: character string: The package to be used when suggesting
          where the defunct function might be listed. 

     msg: character string: A message to be printed, if missing a
          default message is used. 

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     '.Defunct' is called from defunct functions. Functions should be
     listed in 'help("pkg-defunct")' for an appropriate 'pkg',
     including 'base'.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'Deprecated'.

     'base-defunct' and so on which list the defunct functions in the
     packages.