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\docType{class}

\doctype{class}

\title{Class MethodsList, Representation of Methods for a Generic Function}

\title{Class MethodsList, Representation of Methods for a Generic Function }

  Objects from this class are generated and revised by the definition of

\description{ Objects from this class are generated and revised by the

  methods for a generic function.

  definition of methods for a generic function.}

}

\section{Creating Objects}{

  \item{\code{argument}:}{Object of class "name".  The name of the

\code{    methods    = ...., # Object of class "list"}\cr

    argument being used for dispatch at this level. }

\code{    argument   = ...., # Object of class "name"}\cr

  \item{\code{methods}:}{A named list of the methods (and method lists)

\code{    allMethods = ...., # Object of class "list"}\cr

    defined \emph{explicitly} for this argument, with the names being

\code{    fromClass  = ...., # Object of class "character"}\cr

    the classes for which the methods have been defined. }

    \item{\code{methods}:}{Object of class \code{"list"}}

  \item{\code{allMethods}:}{A named list, which may be empty if this

    \item{\code{argument}:}{Object of class \code{"name"}}

    object has not been used in dispatch yet.  Otherwise, it contains

    \item{\code{allMethods}:}{Object of class \code{"list"}}

    all the directly defined methods from the \code{methods} slot, plus

    \item{\code{fromClass}:}{Object of class \code{"character"}}

    any inherited methods. }

  Class \code{"OptionalMethods"} directly.

Class \code{"OptionalMethods"}, directly.

\keyword{methods}

\keyword{methods}