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\alias{elNamed}
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\alias{elNamed}
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\alias{el<-}
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\alias{el<-}
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\alias{elNamed<-}
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\alias{elNamed<-}
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\alias{formalArgs}
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\alias{formalArgs}
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\alias{Quote}
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\alias{Quote}
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\alias{message}
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\alias{showDefault}
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\alias{showDefault}
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\alias{initMethodDispatch}
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\alias{initMethodDispatch}
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\title{Utility Functions for Methods and S-Plus Compatibility}
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\title{Utility Functions for Methods and S-Plus Compatibility}
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\description{
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\description{
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  These are utilities, currently in the \pkg{methods} package, that
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  These are utilities, currently in the \pkg{methods} package, that
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formalArgs(def)
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formalArgs(def)
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Quote()
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Quote()
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message(...)
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showDefault(object, oldMethods = TRUE)
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showDefault(object, oldMethods = TRUE)
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initMethodDispatch()
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initMethodDispatch()
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}
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}
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\section{Summary of Functions}{
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\section{Summary of Functions}{
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      returns \code{NULL}).
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      returns \code{NULL}).
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    }
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    }
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    \item{\code{getFunction}:}{
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    \item{\code{getFunction}:}{
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      find the object as a function.
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      find the object as a function.
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    }
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    }
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    \item{\code{elNamed}:}{
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    \item{\code{elNamed}:}{
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      get the element of the vector corresponding to name.  Unlike the
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      get the element of the vector corresponding to name.  Unlike the
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      \code{[}, \code{[[}, and \code{$} operators, this function %$
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      \code{[}, \code{[[}, and \code{$} operators, this function %$
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      requires \code{name} to match the element name exactly (no partial
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      requires \code{name} to match the element name exactly (no partial
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      matching).
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      matching).
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    }
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    }
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    \item{\code{formalArgs}:}{
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    \item{\code{formalArgs}:}{
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      Returns the names of the formal arguments of this function.
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      Returns the names of the formal arguments of this function.
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    }
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    }
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    \item{\code{existsFunction}:}{
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    \item{\code{existsFunction}:}{
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      Is there a function of this name?  If \code{generic} is
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      Is there a function of this name?  If \code{generic} is
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      \code{FALSE}, generic functions are not counted.
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      \code{FALSE}, generic functions are not counted.
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    }
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    }
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    \item{\code{findFunction}:}{
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    \item{\code{findFunction}:}{
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      return all the indices of the search list on which a function
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      return all the indices of the search list on which a function
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      definition for \code{name} exists.
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      definition for \code{name} exists.
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      If \code{generic} is \code{FALSE}, ignore generic functions.
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      If \code{generic} is \code{FALSE}, ignore generic functions.
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    }
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    }
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    \item{\code{message}:}{
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      Output all the arguments, pasted together with no intervening
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    }
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    \item{\code{showDefault}:}{
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    \item{\code{showDefault}:}{
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      Utility, used to enable \code{show} methods to be called by the
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      Utility, used to enable \code{show} methods to be called by the
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      automatic printing (via \code{print.default}).
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      automatic printing (via \code{print.default}).
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  { Argument \code{oldMethods} controls whether old-style print
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      Argument \code{oldMethods} controls whether old-style print
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    methods are used for this
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      methods are used for this object.  It is \code{TRUE} by default
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    object.  It is  \code{TRUE} by default if called directly, but \code{FALSE}
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      if called directly, but \code{FALSE} when called from the
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    when called from the \pkg{methods} package for automatic printing (to
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      \pkg{methods} package for automatic printing (to avoid potential
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    avoid potential recursion).
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      recursion).
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    }
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    }
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    \item{\code{initMethodDispatch}:}{
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    \item{\code{initMethodDispatch}:}{
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        Turn on the internal method dispatch code.  Called on
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      Turn on the internal method dispatch code.  Called on attaching
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        attaching the package.  Also, if dispatch has been turned off
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      the package.  Also, if dispatch has been turned off (by calling
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        (by calling \code{.isMethodsDispatchOn(FALSE)}---a very gutsy
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      \code{.isMethodsDispatchOn(FALSE)}---a very gutsy thing to do),
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        thing to do), calling this function should turn dispatch back
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      calling this function should turn dispatch back on again.
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      }
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    }
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    }
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  }
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  }
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}
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}
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\keyword{internal}
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\keyword{internal}