[Rd] How S3method() is implemented and called? And when to use it?

R-exts.pdf discribes S3method a little bit. But I want to understand more on how it is called, implemented and when to use it. I don't find it in an R session. But I see S3method() in some NAMESPACE files. S3method Error: object 'S3method' not found ?S3method No documentation for 'S3method' in

Re: [Rd] How S3method() is implemented and called? And when to use it?

Hello `Blue Sky` , Will you please start posting under your real name. As documented in WRE, S3method is meant for use in namespaces: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-exts.html#Registering-S3-methods It is not an R function. Romain On 02/14/2010 07:32 PM, blue sky wrote: R-exts.pdf