[R] conflicts(detail=TRUE)

[John Chambers]

Mahmood ARAI wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> Could somebody please explain what the following conflict is about?
> 
> best
> mahmood
> 
> R> conflicts(detail=TRUE)
> 
> $"package:methods"
> [1] "body<-"
> 
> $"package:base"
> [1] "body<-"
> 

The version on the methods package is a generic function:  There are
some special methods defined in the package for assigning the body of
special classes of functions.  The version on the base package is not a
generic.

It's possible that in the future conflicts() might not report a generic
vs a non-generic version of the same function, if they were compatible.

John Chambers.

> R>
> 
> PS: I send an earlier mail yesterday on this subject
> that was definitly not clear,  therefore I try again.
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.ne.su.se/~ma
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