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Type 'q()' to quit R. > ##--- S4 Methods (and Classes) > options(useFancyQuotes=FALSE) > library(methods) > ##too fragile: showMethods(where = "package:methods") > > ##-- S4 classes with S3 slots [moved from ./reg-tests-1.R] > setClass("test1", representation(date="POSIXct")) [1] "test1" > x <- new("test1", date=as.POSIXct("2003-10-09")) > stopifnot(format(x @ date) == "2003-10-09") > ## line 2 failed in 1.8.0 because of an extraneous space in "%in%" > > stopifnot(all.equal(3:3, 3.), all.equal(1., 1:1)) > > ## trace (requiring methods): > f <- function(x, y) { c(x,y)} > xy <- 0 > trace(f, quote(x <- c(1, x)), exit = quote(xy <<- x), print = FALSE) [1] "f" > fxy <- f(2,3) > stopifnot(identical(fxy, c(1,2,3))) > stopifnot(identical(xy, c(1,2))) > untrace(f) > > ## a generic and its methods > > setGeneric("f") [1] "f" > setMethod("f", c("character", "character"), function(x, y) paste(x,y)) [1] "f" > > ## trace the generic > trace("f", quote(x <- c("A", x)), exit = quote(xy <<- c(x, "Z")), print = FALSE) [1] "f" > > ## should work for any method > > stopifnot(identical(f(4,5), c("A",4,5)), + identical(xy, c("A", 4, "Z"))) > > stopifnot(identical(f("B", "C"), paste(c("A","B"), "C")), + identical(xy, c("A", "B", "Z"))) > > ## trace a method > trace("f", sig = c("character", "character"), quote(x <- c(x, "D")), + exit = quote(xy <<- xyy <<- c(x, "W")), print = FALSE) [1] "f" > > stopifnot(identical(f("B", "C"), paste(c("A","B","D"), "C"))) > stopifnot(identical(xyy, c("A", "B", "D", "W"))) > # got broken by Luke's lexical scoping fix: > #stopifnot(identical(xy, xyy)) > > ## but the default method is unchanged > stopifnot(identical(f(4,5), c("A",4,5)), + identical(xy, c("A", 4, "Z"))) > > removeGeneric("f") [1] TRUE > ## end of moved from trace.Rd > > > ## print/show dispatch [moved from ./reg-tests-2.R ] > ## The results have waffled back and forth. > ## Currently (R 2.4.0) the intent is that automatic printing of S4 > ## objects should correspond to a call to show(), as per the green > ## book, p. 332. Therefore, the show() method is called, once defined, > ## for auto-printing foo, regardless of the S3 or S4 print() method. > ## (But most of this example is irrelevant if one avoids S3 methods for > ## S4 classes, as one should.) > setClass("bar", representation(a="numeric")) [1] "bar" > foo <- new("bar", a=pi) > foo An object of class "bar" Slot "a": [1] 3.141593 > show(foo) An object of class "bar" Slot "a": [1] 3.141593 > print(foo) An object of class "bar" Slot "a": [1] 3.141593 > > setMethod("show", "bar", function(object){cat("show method\n")}) [1] "show" > show(foo) show method > foo show method > print(foo) show method > # suppressed because output depends on current choice of S4 type or > # not. Can reinstate when S4 type is obligatory > # print(foo, digits = 4) > > ## DON'T DO THIS: S3 methods for S4 classes are a design error JMC iii.9.09 > ## print.bar <- function(x, ...) cat("print method\n") > ## foo > ## print(foo) > ## show(foo) > > setMethod("print", "bar", function(x, ...){cat("S4 print method\n")}) Creating a new generic function for "print" in ".GlobalEnv" [1] "print" > foo show method > print(foo) S4 print method > show(foo) show method > ## calling print() with more than one argument suppresses the show() > ## method, largely to prevent an infinite loop if there is in fact no > ## show() method for this class. A better solution would be desirable. > print(foo, digits = 4) S4 print method > > setClassUnion("integer or NULL", members = c("integer","NULL")) [1] "integer or NULL" > setClass("c1", representation(x = "integer", code = "integer or NULL")) [1] "c1" > nc <- new("c1", x = 1:2) > str(nc)# gave ^ANULL^A in 2.0.0 Formal class 'c1' [package ".GlobalEnv"] with 2 slots ..@ x : int [1:2] 1 2 ..@ code: NULL > ## > > > library(stats4) > showMethods("coerce", classes=c("matrix", "numeric")) Function: coerce (package methods) from="ANY", to="matrix" from="ANY", to="numeric" > ## {gave wrong result for a while in R 2.4.0} > > ## the following showMethods() output tends to generate errors in the tests > ## whenever the contents of the packages change. Searching in the > ## diff's can easily mask real problems. If there is a point > ## to the printout, e.g., to verify that certain methods exist, > ## hasMethod() would be a useful replacement > > ## showMethods(where = "package:stats4") > ## showMethods("show") > ## showMethods("show") > ## showMethods("plot") # (ANY,ANY) and (profile.mle, missing) > ## showMethods(classes="mle") > ## showMethods(classes="matrix") > > > ##--- "[" fiasco before R 2.2.0 : > d2 <- data.frame(b= I(matrix(1:6,3,2))) > ## all is well: > d2[2,] [,1] [,2] [1,] 2 5 > stopifnot(identical(d2[-1,], d2[2:3,])) > ## Now make "[" into S4 generic by defining a trivial method > setClass("Mat", representation(Dim = "integer", "VIRTUAL")) [1] "Mat" > setMethod("[", signature(x = "Mat", + i = "missing", j = "missing", drop = "ANY"), + function (x, i, j, drop) x) [1] "[" > ## Can even remove the method: it doesn't help > removeMethod("[", signature(x = "Mat", + i = "missing", j = "missing", drop = "ANY")) [1] TRUE > d2[1:2,] ## used to fail badly; now okay [,1] [,2] [1,] 1 4 [2,] 2 5 > stopifnot(identical(d2[-1,], d2[2:3,])) > ## failed in R <= 2.1.x > > > ## Fritz' S4 "odditiy" > setClass("X", representation(bar="numeric")) [1] "X" > setClass("Y", contains="X") [1] "Y" > ## Now we define a generic foo() and two different methods for "X" and > ## "Y" objects for arg missing: > setGeneric("foo", function(object, arg) standardGeneric("foo")) [1] "foo" > setMethod("foo", signature(object= "X", arg="missing"), + function(object, arg) cat("an X object with bar =", object@bar, "\n")) [1] "foo" > setMethod("foo", signature(object= "Y", arg="missing"), + function(object, arg) cat("a Y object with bar =", object@bar, "\n")) [1] "foo" > ## Finally we create a method where arg is "logical" only for class > ## "X", hence class "Y" should inherit that: > setMethod("foo", signature(object= "X", arg= "logical"), + function(object, arg) cat("Hello World!\n") ) [1] "foo" > ## now create objects and call methods: > y <- new("Y", bar=2) > ## showMethods("foo") > foo(y) a Y object with bar = 2 > foo(y, arg=TRUE)## Hello World! Hello World! > ## OK, inheritance worked, and we have > ## showMethods("foo") > foo(y) a Y object with bar = 2 > ## still 'Y' -- was 'X object' in R < 2.3 > > > ## Multiple inheritance > setClass("A", representation(x = "numeric")) [1] "A" > setClass("B", representation(y = "character")) [1] "B" > setClass("C", contains = c("A", "B"), representation(z = "logical")) [1] "C" > new("C") An object of class "C" Slot "z": logical(0) Slot "x": numeric(0) Slot "y": character(0) > setClass("C", contains = c("A", "B"), representation(z = "logical"), + prototype = prototype(x = 1.5, y = "test", z = TRUE)) [1] "C" > (cc <- new("C")) An object of class "C" Slot "z": [1] TRUE Slot "x": [1] 1.5 Slot "y": [1] "test" > ## failed reconcilePropertiesAndPrototype(..) after svn r37018 > stopifnot(identical(selectSuperClasses("C", dropVirtual = TRUE), c("A", "B")), + 0 == length(.selectSuperClasses(getClass("B")@contains))) > > ## "Logic" group -- was missing in R <= 2.4.0 > stopifnot(all(getGroupMembers("Logic") %in% c("&", "|")), + any(getGroupMembers("Ops") == "Logic")) > setClass("brob", contains="numeric") [1] "brob" > b <- new("brob", 3.14) > logic.brob.error <- function(nm) + stop("logic operator '", nm, "' not applicable to brobs") > logic2 <- function(e1,e2) logic.brob.error(.Generic) > setMethod("Logic", signature("brob", "ANY"), logic2) [1] "Logic" > setMethod("Logic", signature("ANY", "brob"), logic2) [1] "Logic" > ## Now ensure that using group members gives error: > assertError <- function(expr) + stopifnot(inherits(try(expr, silent = TRUE), "try-error")) > assertWarning <- function(expr) + stopifnot(inherits(tryCatch(expr, warning = function(w)w), "warning")) > assertWarning_atleast <- function(expr) { + r <- tryCatch(expr, warning = function(w)w, error = function(e)e) + stopifnot(inherits(r, "warning") || inherits(r, "error")) + } > > assertError(b & b) Note: Method with signature "brob#ANY" chosen for function "&", target signature "brob#brob". "ANY#brob" would also be valid > assertError(b | 1) > assertError(TRUE & b) > > > ## methods' hidden cbind() / rbind: > cBind <- methods:::cbind > setClass("myMat", representation(x = "numeric")) [1] "myMat" > setMethod("cbind2", signature(x = "myMat", y = "missing"), function(x,y) x) [1] "cbind2" > m <- new("myMat", x = c(1, pi)) > stopifnot(identical(m, cBind(m))) > > > ## explicit print or show on a basic class with an S4 bit > ## caused infinite recursion > setClass("Foo", representation(name="character"), contains="matrix") [1] "Foo" > (f <- new("Foo", name="Sam", matrix())) An object of class "Foo" [,1] [1,] NA Slot "name": [1] "Sam" > f2 <- new("Foo", .Data = diag(2), name="Diag")# explicit .Data > (m <- as(f, "matrix")) [,1] [1,] NA > ## this has no longer (2.7.0) an S4 bit: set it explicitly just for testing: > stopifnot(isS4(m. <- asS4(m)), + identical(m, f@.Data)) > show(m.) [,1] [1,] NA > print(m.) [,1] [1,] NA > ## fixed in 2.5.0 patched > > ## callGeneric inside a method with new arguments {hence using .local()}: > setGeneric("Gfun", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("Gfun"), + useAsDefault = function(x, ...) sum(x, ...)) [1] "Gfun" > setClass("myMat", contains="matrix") [1] "myMat" > setClass("mmat2", contains="matrix") [1] "mmat2" > setClass("mmat3", contains="mmat2") [1] "mmat3" > setMethod(Gfun, signature(x = "myMat"), + function(x, extrarg = TRUE) { + cat("in 'myMat' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg=", extrarg, "\n") + Gfun(unclass(x)) + }) [1] "Gfun" attr(,"package") [1] ".GlobalEnv" > setMethod(Gfun, signature(x = "mmat2"), + function(x, extrarg = TRUE) { + cat("in 'mmat2' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg=", extrarg, "\n") + x <- unclass(x) + callGeneric() + }) [1] "Gfun" attr(,"package") [1] ".GlobalEnv" > setMethod(Gfun, signature(x = "mmat3"), + function(x, extrarg = TRUE) { + cat("in 'mmat3' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg=", extrarg, "\n") + x <- as(x, "mmat2") + callGeneric() + }) [1] "Gfun" attr(,"package") [1] ".GlobalEnv" > wrapG <- function(x, a1, a2) { + myextra <- missing(a1) && missing(a2) + Gfun(x, extrarg = myextra) + } > > (mm <- new("myMat", diag(3))) An object of class "myMat" [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 1 0 0 [2,] 0 1 0 [3,] 0 0 1 > Gfun(mm) in 'myMat' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= TRUE [1] 3 > stopifnot(identical(wrapG(mm), Gfun(mm, TRUE)), + identical(wrapG(mm,,2), Gfun(mm, FALSE))) in 'myMat' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= TRUE in 'myMat' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= TRUE in 'myMat' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= FALSE in 'myMat' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= FALSE > > Gfun(mm, extrarg = FALSE) in 'myMat' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= FALSE [1] 3 > m2 <- new("mmat2", diag(3)) > Gfun(m2) in 'mmat2' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= TRUE [1] 3 > Gfun(m2, extrarg = FALSE) in 'mmat2' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= FALSE [1] 3 > ## The last two gave Error ...... variable ".local" was not found > (m3 <- new("mmat3", diag(3))) An object of class "mmat3" [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 1 0 0 [2,] 0 1 0 [3,] 0 0 1 > Gfun(m3) in 'mmat3' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= TRUE in 'mmat2' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= TRUE [1] 3 > Gfun(m3, extrarg = FALSE) # used to not pass 'extrarg' in 'mmat3' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= FALSE in 'mmat2' method for 'Gfun() : extrarg= FALSE [1] 3 > > ## -- a variant of the above which failed in version <= 2.5.1 : > setGeneric("Gf", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("Gf")) [1] "Gf" > setMethod(Gf, signature(x = "mmat2"), + function(x, ...) { + cat("in 'mmat2' method for 'Gf()\n") + x <- unclass(x) + callGeneric() + }) [1] "Gf" attr(,"package") [1] ".GlobalEnv" > setMethod(Gf, signature(x = "mmat3"), + function(x, ...) { + cat("in 'mmat3' method for 'Gf()\n") + x <- as(x, "mmat2") + callGeneric() + }) [1] "Gf" attr(,"package") [1] ".GlobalEnv" > setMethod(Gf, signature(x = "matrix"), + function(x, a1, ...) { + cat(sprintf("matrix %d x %d ...\n", nrow(x), ncol(x))) + list(x=x, a1=a1, ...) + }) [1] "Gf" attr(,"package") [1] ".GlobalEnv" > > wrap2 <- function(x, a1, ...) { + A1 <- if(missing(a1)) "A1" else as.character(a1) + Gf(x, ..., a1 = A1) + } > ## Gave errors in R 2.5.1 : > wrap2(m2, foo = 3.14) in 'mmat2' method for 'Gf() matrix 3 x 3 ... $x [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 1 0 0 [2,] 0 1 0 [3,] 0 0 1 $a1 [1] "A1" $foo [1] 3.14 > wrap2(m2, 10, answer.all = 42) in 'mmat2' method for 'Gf() matrix 3 x 3 ... $x [,1] [,2] [,3] [1,] 1 0 0 [2,] 0 1 0 [3,] 0 0 1 $a1 [1] "10" $answer.all [1] 42 > > > ## regression tests of dispatch: most of these became primitive in 2.6.0 > setClass("c1", "numeric") [1] "c1" > setClass("c2", "numeric") [1] "c2" > x_c1 <- new("c1") > # the next failed < 2.5.0 as the signature in .BasicFunsList was wrong > setMethod("as.character", "c1", function(x, ...) "fn test") [1] "as.character" > as.character(x_c1) [1] "fn test" > > setMethod("as.integer", "c1", function(x, ...) 42) [1] "as.integer" > as.integer(x_c1) [1] 42 > > setMethod("as.logical", "c1", function(x, ...) NA) [1] "as.logical" > as.logical(x_c1) [1] NA > > setMethod("as.complex", "c1", function(x, ...) pi+0i) [1] "as.complex" > as.complex(x_c1) [1] 3.141593+0i > > setMethod("as.raw", "c1", function(x) as.raw(10)) [1] "as.raw" > as.raw(x_c1) [1] 0a > > # as.double, as.real use as.numeric for their methods to maintain equivalence > setMethod("as.numeric", "c1", function(x, ...) 42+pi) [1] "as.numeric" > identical(as.numeric(x_c1),as.double(x_c1)) [1] TRUE > identical(as.numeric(x_c1),as.real(x_c1)) [1] TRUE > > > setMethod(as.double, "c2", function(x, ...) x@.Data+pi) [1] "as.numeric" > x_c2 <- new("c2", pi) > identical(as.numeric(x_c2),as.double(x_c2)) [1] TRUE > identical(as.numeric(x_c2),as.real(x_c2)) [1] TRUE > > ## '!' changed signature from 'e1' to 'x' in 2.6.0 > setClass("foo", "logical") [1] "foo" > setMethod("!", "foo", function(e1) e1+NA) [1] "!" Warning message: For function "!", signature "foo": argument in method definition changed from (e1) to (x) > selectMethod("!", "foo") Method Definition: function (x) x + NA Signatures: x target "foo" defined "foo" > xx <- new("foo", FALSE) > !xx An object of class "foo" [1] NA > > ## This failed for about one day -- as.vector(x, mode) : > setMethod("as.vector", signature(x = "foo", mode = "missing"), + function(x) unclass(x)) Creating a new generic function for "as.vector" in ".GlobalEnv" [1] "as.vector" > ## whereas this fails in R versions earlier than 2.6.0: > setMethod("as.vector", "foo", function(x) unclass(x))# gives message In method for function "as.vector": expanding the signature to include omitted arguments in definition: mode = "missing" [1] "as.vector" > > ## stats4::AIC in R < 2.7.0 used to clobber stats::AIC > pfit <- function(data) { + m <- mean(data) + loglik <- sum(dpois(data, m)) + ans <- list(par = m, loglik = loglik) + class(ans) <- "pfit" + ans + } > AIC.pfit <- function(object, ..., k = 2) -2*object$loglik + k > AIC(pfit(1:10)) [1] 0.05867604 > library(stats4) # and keep on search() for tests below > AIC(pfit(1:10)) # failed in R < 2.7.0 [1] 0.05867604 > > ## For a few days (~ 2008-01-30), this failed to work without any notice: > setClass("Mat", representation(Dim = "integer","VIRTUAL")) [1] "Mat" > setClass("dMat", representation(x = "numeric", "VIRTUAL"), contains = "Mat") [1] "dMat" > setClass("CMat", representation(dnames = "list","VIRTUAL"), contains = "Mat") [1] "CMat" > setClass("dCMat", contains = c("dMat", "CMat")) [1] "dCMat" > stopifnot(!isVirtualClass("dCMat"), + length(slotNames(new("dCMat"))) == 3) > > > ## Passing "..." arguments in nested callGeneric()s > setClass("m1", contains="matrix") [1] "m1" > setClass("m2", contains="m1") [1] "m2" > setClass("m3", contains="m2") [1] "m3" > ## > setGeneric("foo", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("foo")) [1] "foo" > setMethod("foo", signature(x = "m1"), + function(x, ...) cat(" ", format(match.call()),"\n")) [1] "foo" > setMethod("foo", signature(x = "m2"), + function(x, ...) { + cat(" ", format(match.call()),"\n") + x <- as(x, "m1"); callGeneric() + }) [1] "foo" > setMethod("foo", signature(x = "m3"), + function(x, ...) { + cat(" ", format(match.call()),"\n") + x <- as(x, "m2"); callGeneric() + }) [1] "foo" > foo(new("m1"), bla = TRUE) foo(x = new("m1"), bla = TRUE) > foo(new("m2"), bla = TRUE) foo(x = new("m2"), bla = TRUE) foo(x = x, bla = TRUE) > foo(new("m3"), bla = TRUE) foo(x = new("m3"), bla = TRUE) foo(x = x, bla = TRUE) foo(x = x, bla = TRUE) > ## The last one used to loose 'bla = TRUE' {the "..."} when it got to m1 > > ## is() for S3 objects with multiple class strings > setClassUnion("OptionalPOSIXct", c("POSIXct", "NULL")) [1] "OptionalPOSIXct" > stopifnot(is(Sys.time(), "OptionalPOSIXct")) > ## failed in R 2.7.0 > > ## getGeneric() / getGenerics() "problems" related to 'tools' usage: > e4 <- as.environment("package:stats4") > gg4 <- getGenerics(e4) > stopifnot(c("BIC", "coef", "confint", "logLik", "plot", "profile", + "show", "summary", "update", "vcov") %in% gg4, # %in% : "future proof" + unlist(lapply(gg4, function(g) !is.null(getGeneric(g, where = e4)))), + unlist(lapply(gg4, function(g) !is.null(getGeneric(g))))) > em <- as.environment("package:methods") > ggm <- getGenerics(em) > gms <- c("addNextMethod", "body<-", "cbind2", "initialize", + "loadMethod", "Ops", "rbind2", "show") > stopifnot(unlist(lapply(ggm, function(g) !is.null(getGeneric(g, where = em)))), + unlist(lapply(ggm, function(g) !is.null(getGeneric(g)))), + gms %in% ggm, + gms %in% tools:::get_S4_generics_with_methods(em), # with "message" + ## all above worked in 2.7.0, however: + isGeneric("show", where=e4), + hasMethods("show", where=e4), hasMethods("show", where=em), + ## isGeneric("dim", where=as.environment("package:Matrix")) + identical(as.character(gg4), #gg4 has packages attr.; tools::: doesn't + tools:::get_S4_generics_with_methods(e4)) + ) > ## the last failed in R 2.7.0 : was not showing "show" > ## TODO: use "Matrix" checks once that is >= 1.0 > > ## containing "array" ("matrix", "ts", ..) > t. <- ts(1:10, frequency = 4, start = c(1959, 2)) > setClass("Arr", contains= "array"); x <- new("Arr", cbind(17)) [1] "Arr" > setClass("Ts", contains= "ts"); tt <- new("Ts", t.); t2 <- as(t., "Ts") [1] "Ts" > setClass("ts2", representation(x = "Ts", y = "ts")) [1] "ts2" > tt2 <- new("ts2", x=t2, y=t.) > stopifnot(dim(x) == c(1,1), is(tt, "ts"), is(t2, "ts"), + ## FIXME: identical(tt, t2) + length(tt) == length(t.), + identical(tt2@x, t2), identical(tt2@y, t.)) > ## new(..) failed in R 2.7.0 > > ## Method with wrong argument order : > setGeneric("test1", function(x, printit = TRUE, name = "tmp") + standardGeneric("test1")) [1] "test1" > assertWarning_atleast( + setMethod("test1", "numeric", function(x, name, printit) match.call()) + )## did not warn or error in R 2.7.0 and earlier > > library(stats4) > c1 <- getClass("mle", where = "stats4") > c2 <- getClass("mle", where = "package:stats4") > s1 <- getMethod("summary", "mle", where = "stats4") > s2 <- getMethod("summary", "mle", where = "package:stats4") > stopifnot(is(c1, "classRepresentation"), + is(s1, "MethodDefinition"), + identical(c1,c2), identical(s1,s2)) > ## failed at times in the past > > ## Extending "matrix", the .Data slot etc: > setClass("moo", representation("matrix")) [1] "moo" > m <- matrix(1:4, 2, dimnames= list(NULL, c("A","B"))) > nf <- new("moo", .Data = m) > n2 <- new("moo", 3:1, 3,2) > n3 <- new("moo", 1:6, ncol=2) > stopifnot(identical(m, as(nf, "matrix")), + identical(matrix(3:1,3,2), as(n2, "matrix")), + identical(matrix(1:6,ncol=2), as(n3, "matrix"))) > ## partly failed at times in pre-2.8.0 > > if("S4_subsettable" == TRUE) { ## now (2.9.0) not thought to be a good idea + ## "[" subsetting of "simple S4" classes: + for(bcl in c("list","integer","numeric")) { + setClass("C", contains= bcl) + x <- new("C", 1:3); x <- x[2:3] + stopifnot(is(x, "C"), is(rep(x, 3), "C"), is(rep.int(x, 2), "C")) + } + ## used to drop the class in 2.8.0 and earlier + } > > ##From "Michael Lawrence" <....@fhcrc.org> To r-devel@r-project, 25 Nov 2008: > setGeneric("order", signature="...", + function (..., na.last=TRUE, decreasing=FALSE) + standardGeneric("order")) Creating a generic for "order" in package ".GlobalEnv" (the supplied definition differs from and overrides the implicit generic in package "base": Signatures differ: (...), (na.last, decreasing)) [1] "order" > stopifnot(identical(rbind(1), matrix(1,1,1))) > setGeneric("rbind", function(..., deparse.level=1) + standardGeneric("rbind"), signature = "...") Creating a generic for "rbind" in package ".GlobalEnv" (the supplied definition differs from and overrides the implicit generic in package "base": Signatures differ: (...), (deparse.level)) [1] "rbind" > stopifnot(identical(rbind(1), matrix(1,1,1))) > ## gave Error in .Method( .... in R 2.8.0 > > ## median.default( ) > ## FIXME: if we use "C" instead of "L", this fails because of caching > setClass("L", contains = "list") [1] "L" > ## {simplistic, just for the sake of testing here} : > setMethod("Compare", signature(e1="L", e2="ANY"), + function(e1,e2) sapply(e1, .Generic, e2=e2)) [1] "Compare" > ## note the next does *not* return an object of the class. > setMethod("Summary", "L", + function(x, ..., na.rm=FALSE) {x <- unlist(x); callNextMethod()}) [1] "Summary" > setMethod("[", signature(x="L", i="ANY", j="missing",drop="missing"), + function(x,i,j,drop) new(class(x), x@.Data[i])) [1] "[" > ## This example requires a method for sort(), now that class "L" > ## inherits S3 methods for "list"; i.e., sort.list > setMethod("sort", signature = "L", function(x, decreasing = FALSE, ...) + sort.L(x, decreasing, ...)) Creating a new generic function for "sort" in ".GlobalEnv" [1] "sort" > ##FIXME: it should not be necessary to define an a S3 method, but > ## defining S4 methods for sort() has no effect currently on calls to > ## sort() from functions in base; e.g., median.default. > sort.L <- function(x, ...) { x@.Data <- as.list(sort(unlist(x@.Data), ...)); x} > > ## NB: median is documented to use mean(), but was incorrectly changed > ## to use sum() in 2.8.1. So we need an S3 mean method: > mean.L <- function(x, ...) new("L", mean(unlist(x@.Data), ...)) > x <- new("L", 1:3); x2 <- x[-2] > stopifnot(unlist(x2) == (1:3)[-2], + is(mx <- median(x), "L"), mx == 2, + identical(mx, quantile(x, 0.5, names=FALSE)), + ## median of two + median(x2) == x[2]) > ## median.default(x) was too stringent on x > > ## Buglet in as() generation for class without own slots > setClass("SIG", contains="signature") [1] "SIG" > stopifnot(packageSlot(class(S <- new("SIG"))) == ".GlobalEnv", + packageSlot(class(ss <- new("signature"))) == "methods", + packageSlot(class(as(S, "signature"))) == "methods") > ## the 3rd did not have "methods" > > ## Invalid "factor"s -- now "caught" by validity check : > ok.f <- gl(3,5, labels = letters[1:3]) > bad.f <- structure(rep(1:3, each=5), levels=c("a","a","b"), class="factor") > validObject(ok.f) ; assertError(validObject(bad.f)) [1] TRUE > setClass("myF", contains = "factor") [1] "myF" > validObject(new("myF", ok.f)) [1] TRUE > assertError(validObject(new("myF", bad.f))) > removeClass("myF") [1] TRUE > ## no validity check in R <= 2.9.0 > > ## as(x, .) when x is from an "unregistered" S3 class : > as(structure(1:3, class = "foobar"), "vector") [1] 1 2 3 > ## failed to work in R <= 2.9.0 >