[R] Generic mixup?

[Uwe Ligges]

On 04.03.2011 11:14, Nick Sabbe wrote:
> Hello list.
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> This is from an R session (admittedly, I'm still using R 2.11.1):
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>> print
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> function (x, ...)
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> UseMethod("print")
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> <environment: namespace:base>
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>> showMethods("print")
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> Function "print":
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>   <not a generic function>
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> Don't the two results contradict each other? Or do I have a terrible
> misunderstanding of what comprises a generic function?


print() is an S3 generic while showMethods() shows S4 generics. To get a 
list of possible S3 generics, use methods("print").
The S4 generic corresponding to print() is called show().

Uwe Ligges



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