[R-meta] update.meta function missing from namespace ?!

[Rachael Burke]

Dear Guido,

Thanks for replying.  That makes sense.  I had solved the problem yesterday by reverting to version 6, but your update makes sense.  Looks like I can just use update(), without needing update.meta().

Thanks for your package � it�s extremely helpful!

Best wishes,

Rachael

From: Dr. Guido Schwarzer <guido.schwarzer using uniklinik-freiburg.de>
Date: Thursday, 28 November 2024 at 11:32
To: R Special Interest Group for Meta-Analysis <r-sig-meta-analysis using r-project.org>
Cc: Rachael Burke <Rachael.Burke using lshtm.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: update.meta function missing from namespace ?!
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Rachael,

R function update() is a generic function - like print() or summary().

Accordingly, one should rely on R to pick the correct function if update() - or print() or summary() - is used. E.g.,

m <- metagen(1:3, 3:1)
update(m, method.tau = "PM")

In the past, update.meta() was available as is. However, since meta, version 7.0-0, the following functions are no longer exported: forest.meta(), funnel.meta(), labels.meta(), print.summary.meta(), summary.meta(), update.meta()

It is still possible to access the directly using "meta:::", e.g., meta:::update.meta(). But you should not do this in an analysis.

Best,
Guido

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