Extract Dimensions from an Object

Description

This function is generic; method functions can be written to handle specific classes of objects. Classes which already have methods for this function include: "corSpatial", "corStruct", "pdCompSymm", "pdDiag", "pdIdent", "pdMat", and "pdSymm".

Usage

Dim(object, ...)

Arguments

Value

will depend on the method function used; see the appropriate documentation.

Note

If dim allowed more than one argument, there would be no need for this generic function.

Author(s)

José Pinheiro and Douglas Bates bates@stat.wisc.edu

See Also

Dim.pdMat, Dim.corStruct

Examples

## see the method function documentation