[R-gui] R-wxPython and dynamic linking issues

[James Wettenhall]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Vaidotas Zemlys wrote:
> > getMethod("wxShow","wxDialog")
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> No errors. Or there shouldn't be any?

No.  There shouldn't be any errors.  The only reason I mentioned 
'getMethod' is that people on this list may not be familiar with 
S4 object-oriented programming in R, using the methods package.  
The R-wxPython interface I've been working on uses S4 methods, 
so for example, when you type:

wxShow(dlg)

the method (i.e. function) called depends on the class of the 
object "dlg".  If dlg is of class "wxDialog", then the method called 
will be the one described by getMethod("wxShow","wxDialog").

When you first start using S4 methods it can be difficult to 
know how to see the code of an R method.  (Usually you can just 
type a function name and press Enter to see its code in R.)  But 
if it is an S4 method, then you have to use something like 
'getMethod' to see the R code for that function.

Hope this explains my last email a bit better.

Regards,
James