# Formal Methods and Classes

## Documentation for package ‘methods’ version 4.2.3

- DESCRIPTION file.

## Help Pages

A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U V W misc

methods-package | Formal Methods and Classes

## -- A --

activeBindingFunction-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
anova-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
anova.glm-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
anova.glm.null-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
ANY-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
aov-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
Arith | S4 Group Generic Functions
array-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
as | Force an Object to Belong to a Class
as<- | Force an Object to Belong to a Class

## -- B --

body<--method | Class MethodsList, Defunct Representation of Methods
builtin-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types

## -- C --

call-class | Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
callGeneric | Call the Current Generic Function from a Method
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-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 | S4 Class Documentation
classesToAM | Compute an Adjacency Matrix for Superclasses of Class Definitions
Classes_Details | Class Definitions
classGeneratorFunction-class | Create a Class Definition
className | Class names including the corresponding package
className-class | Class names including the corresponding package
classRepresentation-class | Class Objects
ClassUnionRepresentation-class | Classes Defined as the Union of Other Classes
coerce | Methods for Coercing an Object to a Class
coerce-method | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes
coerce-method | Methods for Coercing an Object to a Class
coerce-methods | Methods for Coercing an Object to a Class
coerce<- | Methods for Coercing an Object to a Class
Compare | S4 Group Generic Functions
Complex | S4 Group Generic Functions
complex-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types

## -- D --

data.frame-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
data.frameRowLabels-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
Date-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
defaultBindingFunction-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
density-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
derivedDefaultMethodWithTrace-class | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
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
dotsMethods | The Use of '...' in Method Signatures
double-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
dump.frames-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
dumpMethod | Tools for Managing Generic Functions
dumpMethods | Tools for Managing Generic Functions

## -- E --

environment-class | Class '"environment"'
envRefClass-class | Class '"envRefClass"'
evalOnLoad | Set Actions For Package Loading
evalqOnLoad | Set Actions For Package Loading
evalSource | Use Function Definitions from a Source File without Reinstalling a Package
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
externalRefMethod | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
externalRefMethod-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)

## -- F --

factor-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
findClass | Find Class Definitions
findFunction | Tools for Managing Generic Functions
findMethod | Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
findMethods | Description of the Methods Defined for a Generic Function
findMethodSignatures | Description of the Methods Defined for a Generic Function
fixPre1.8 | Fix Objects Saved from R Versions Previous to 1.8
for-class | Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
formula-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
function-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
functionWithTrace-class | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing

## -- G --

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 | Find Class Definitions
getGenerics | Tools for Managing Generic Functions
getLoadActions | Set Actions For Package Loading
getMethod | Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
getMethods | Description of the Methods Defined for a Generic Function
getPackageName | The Name associated with a Given Package
getRefClass | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
getSlots | The Slots in an Object from a Formal Class
getValidity | Test the Validity of an Object
glm-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
glm.null-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
groupGenericFunction-class | Generic Function Objects
GroupGenericFunctions | S4 Group Generic Functions
groupGenericFunctionWithTrace-class | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing

## -- H --

hasArg | Look for an Argument in the Call
hasLoadAction | Set Actions For Package Loading
hasMethod | Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
hasMethods | Description of the Methods Defined for a Generic Function
hsearch-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance

## -- I --

if-class | Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
implicit generic | Manage Implicit Versions of Generic Functions
implicitGeneric | Manage Implicit Versions of Generic Functions
inheritedSlotNames | Names of Slots Inherited From a Super Class
initFieldArgs | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
initialize | Generate an Object from a Class
initialize-method | Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
initialize-method | Methods to Initialize New Objects from a Class
initialize-method | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
initialize-method | Class '"envRefClass"'
initialize-methods | Methods to Initialize New Objects from a Class
initRefFields | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
insertSource | Use Function Definitions from a Source File without Reinstalling a Package
integer-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
integrate-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
Introduction | Basic use of S4 Methods and Classes
is | Is an Object from a Class?
isClass | Find Class Definitions
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
isXS3Class | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes

## -- L --

language-class | Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
libraryIQR-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
LinearMethodsList-class | Class "LinearMethodsList"
list-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
listOfMethods-class | Description of the Methods Defined for a Generic Function
lm-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
localRefClass-class | Localized Objects based on Reference Classes
LocalReferenceClasses | Localized Objects based on Reference Classes
Logic | S4 Group Generic Functions
logical-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
logLik-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance

## -- M --

makeClassRepresentation | Create a Class Definition
maov-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
Math | S4 Group Generic Functions
Math-method | Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
Math-method | A non-structure S4 Class for basic types
Math2 | S4 Group Generic Functions
Math2-method | A non-structure S4 Class for basic types
matrix-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
method.skeleton | Create a Skeleton File for a New Method
MethodDefinition-class | Classes to Represent Method Definitions
MethodDefinitionWithTrace-class | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
Methods | S4 Class Documentation
MethodSelectionReport-class | Test for and Report about Selection of Inherited Methods
MethodsList-class | Class MethodsList, Defunct Representation of Methods
Methods_Details | General Information on Methods
Methods_for_Nongenerics | Methods for Non-Generic Functions in Other Packages
Methods_for_S3 | Methods For S3 and S4 Dispatch
MethodWithNext-class | Class MethodWithNext
MethodWithNextWithTrace-class | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
missing-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
mlm-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
mtable-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
mts-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
multipleClasses | Class names including the corresponding package

## -- N --

name-class | Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
namedList-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
new | Generate an Object from a Class
nonstandardGenericWithTrace-class | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
nonStructure-class | A non-structure S4 Class for basic types
NULL-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
numeric-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types

## -- O --

ObjectsWithPackage-class | A Vector of Object Names, with associated Package Names
oldClass-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
Ops | S4 Group Generic Functions
Ops-method | Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
Ops-method | A non-structure S4 Class for basic types
ordered-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance

## -- P --

packageInfo-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
packageIQR-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
packageSlot | The Name associated with a Given Package
packageSlot<- | The Name associated with a Given Package
POSIXct-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
POSIXlt-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
POSIXt-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
prohibitGeneric | Manage Implicit Versions of Generic Functions
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

## -- R --

raw-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
rbind2 | Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
rbind2-method | Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
rbind2-methods | Combine two Objects by Columns or Rows
recordedplot-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
refClass-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
refClassRepresentation-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
ReferenceClasses | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
refGeneratorSlot-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
refMethodDef-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
refMethodDefWithTrace-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
refObject-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
refObjectGenerator-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
registerImplicitGenerics | Manage Implicit Versions of Generic Functions
removeClass | Find Class Definitions
removeGeneric | Tools for Managing Generic Functions
removeMethod | Remove 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 | Find Class Definitions
rle-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance

## -- S --

S3 | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes
S3-class | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes
S3Class | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes
S3Class<- | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes
S3Part | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes
S3Part<- | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes
S4 | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes
S4-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
S4groupGeneric | S4 Group Generic Functions
SClassExtension-class | Class to Represent Inheritance (Extension) Relations
sealClass | Find Class Definitions
SealedMethodDefinition-class | Classes to Represent Method Definitions
selectMethod | Get or Test for the Definition of a Method
selectSuperClasses | Super Classes (of Specific Kinds) of a Class
setAs | Methods for Coercing an Object to a Class
setClass | Create a Class Definition
setClassUnion | Classes Defined as the Union of Other Classes
setGeneric | Create a Generic Version of a Function
setGenericImplicit | Manage Implicit Versions of Generic Functions
setGroupGeneric | Create a Group Generic Version of a Function
setIs | Specify a Superclass Explicitly
setLoadAction | Set Actions For Package Loading
setLoadActions | Set Actions For Package Loading
setMethod | Create and Save a Method
setOldClass | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
setPackageName | The Name associated with a Given Package
setRefClass | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
setReplaceMethod | Tools for Managing Generic Functions
setValidity | Test the Validity of an Object
show | Show an Object
show-method | Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
show-method | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
show-method | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)
show-method | Show an Object
show-method | Class '"signature"' For Method Definitions
show-methods | Show an Object
showMethods | Show all the methods for the specified function(s) or class
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
slot<- | The Slots in an Object from a Formal Class
slotNames | The Slots in an Object from a Formal Class
slotsFromS3 | S4 Classes that Contain S3 Classes
socket-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
sourceEnvironment-class | Use Function Definitions from a Source File without Reinstalling a Package
special-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Data Types
structure-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures
Summary | S4 Group Generic Functions
summary.table-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
summaryDefault-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
SuperClassMethod-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)

## -- T --

table-class | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
testInheritedMethods | Test for and Report about Selection of Inherited Methods
traceable-class | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
ts-class | Classes Corresponding to Basic Structures

## -- U --

uninitializedField-class | Objects With Fields Treated by Reference (OOP-style)

## -- V --

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

## -- W --

while-class | Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects

## -- misc --

$-method | Class '"envRefClass"'
$<--method | Localized Objects based on Reference Classes
$<--method | Class '"envRefClass"'
(-class | Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
.BasicFunsList | List of Builtin and Special Functions
.doTracePrint | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
.environment-class | Class Definitions
.externalptr-class | Class Definitions
.hasSlot | The Slots in an Object from a Formal Class
.InitTraceFunctions | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
.makeTracedFunction | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
.name-class | Class Definitions
.NULL-class | Class Definitions
.OldClassesList | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
.Other-class | Test for and Report about Selection of Inherited Methods
.S4methods | Show all the methods for the specified function(s) or class
.selectSuperClasses | Super Classes (of Specific Kinds) of a Class
.setOldIs | Register Old-Style (S3) Classes and Inheritance
.slotNames | The Slots in an Object from a Formal Class
.untracedFunction | Classes Used Internally to Control Tracing
<--class | Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects
__ClassMetaData | Class Definitions
{-class | Classes to Represent Unevaluated Language Objects