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% File src/library/methods/man/findMethods.Rd
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% File src/library/methods/man/findMethods.Rd
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% Part of the R package, https://www.R-project.org
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% Part of the R package, https://www.R-project.org
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% Copyright 2008-2019 R Core Team
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% Copyright 2008-2024 R Core Team
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% Distributed under GPL 2 or later
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% Distributed under GPL 2 or later
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\name{findMethods}
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\name{findMethods}
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\title{Description of the Methods Defined for a Generic Function}
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\title{Description of the Methods Defined for a Generic Function}
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\alias{findMethods}
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\alias{findMethods}
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  The function \code{hasMethods} returns \code{TRUE} or \code{FALSE}
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  The function \code{hasMethods} returns \code{TRUE} or \code{FALSE}
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  according to whether there is a non-empty table of methods for
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  according to whether there is a non-empty table of methods for
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  function \code{f} in the environment or search position \code{where}
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  function \code{f} in the environment or search position \code{where}
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  (or for the generic function generally if \code{where} is missing).
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  (or for the generic function generally if \code{where} is missing).
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  The defunct function \code{getMethods} is an older alternative to
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  The deprecated function \code{getMethods} (defunct for default \code{table=FALSE})
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  is an older alternative to
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  \code{findMethods} , returning information in the form of an object of
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  \code{findMethods} , returning information in the form of an object of
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  class \code{MethodsList}, previously used for method dispatch.  This
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  class \code{MethodsList}, previously used for method dispatch.  This
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  class of objects is deprecated generally and will disappear in a
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  class of objects is deprecated generally and will disappear in a
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  future version of R.
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  future version of R.
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}
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}
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findMethodSignatures(..., target = TRUE, methods = )
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findMethodSignatures(..., target = TRUE, methods = )
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hasMethods(f, where, package)
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hasMethods(f, where, package)
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## Deprecated in 2010 and defunct in 2015 for 'table = FALSE':
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## Deprecated in 2010 and defunct in 2015 for 'table = FALSE':
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getMethods(f, where, table = FALSE)
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getMethods(f, where, table = FALSE) # deprecated -> use getMethodsForDispatch()
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}
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}
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\arguments{
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\arguments{
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  \item{f}{A generic function or the character-string name of one.}
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  \item{f}{A generic function or the character-string name of one.}
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  \item{where}{Optionally, an environment or position on the search list
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  \item{where}{Optionally, an environment or position on the search list
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    to look for methods metadata.
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    to look for methods metadata.