methods-package           package:methods           R Documentation

_F_o_r_m_a_l _M_e_t_h_o_d_s _a_n_d _C_l_a_s_s_e_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Formally defined methods and classes for R objects, plus other
     programming tools, as described in the references.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     This package provides the 'S4' or 'S version 4'  approach to
     methods and classes in a functional language.

     See the documentation entries 'Classes', 'Methods', and
     'GenericFunctions' for general discussion of these topics, at a
     fairly technical level.  Links from those pages, and the
     documentation of 'setClass' and 'setMethod' cover the main
     programming tools needed.

     For a complete list of functions and classes, use
     'library(help="methods")'.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     R Development Core Team

     Maintainer: R Core Team R-core@r-project.org

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Chambers, John M. (2008) _Software for Data Analysis: Programming
     with R_ Springer.  (For the R version.)

     Chambers, John M. (1998) _Programming with Data_ Springer (For the
     original S4 version.)