>> 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 -- RStudio / Rice University http://had.co.nz/ ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
