[R] Basic question about: <<- and method start with dot.

[Hadley Wickham]

>> What is the special meaning for the method name start with a dot?
>
> It means nothing in particular, except that such objects don't show up in ls() by default. The _intention_ is usually that the function is only to be used internally and not for end-user use.

But these days, if you're writing a package, you're better off using namespaces.

Hadley

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