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| \name{LinearMethodsList-class} |
| \docType{class} |
| \alias{LinearMethodsList-class} |
| \title{Class "LinearMethodsList"} |
| \description{ |
| A version of methods lists that has been \sQuote{linearized} |
| for producing summary information. The actual objects from class |
| \code{"MethodsList"} used for method dispatch are defined recursively |
| over the arguments involved. |
| } |
| \section{Objects from the Class}{ |
| The function \code{\link{linearizeMlist}} converts an ordinary methods |
| list object into the linearized form. |
| } |
| \section{Slots}{ |
| \describe{ |
| \item{\code{methods}:}{Object of class \code{"list"}, the method |
| definitions.} |
| \item{\code{arguments}:}{Object of class \code{"list"}, the |
| corresponding formal arguments, namely as many of the arguments |
| in the signature of the generic function as are active in the |
| relevant method table. } |
| \item{\code{classes}:}{Object of class \code{"list"}, the |
| corresponding classes in the signatures. } |
| \item{\code{generic}:}{Object of class \code{"genericFunction"}; |
| the generic function to which the methods correspond. } |
| } |
| } |
| |
| \section{Future Note}{ |
| The current version of \code{linearizeMlist} does not take advantage of |
| the \code{MethodDefinition} class, and therefore does more work for less |
| effect than it could. In particular, we may move to redefine both the |
| function and the class to take advantage of the stored signatures. |
| Don't write code depending precisely on the present form, although all |
| the current information will be obtainable in the future. |
| } |
| \seealso{ Function \code{\link{linearizeMlist}} for the computation, |
| and class \code{\linkS4class{MethodsList}} for the original, recursive |
| form. |
| } |
| |
| \keyword{classes} |