Re: [R] Mode Vs Class

Congratulation Bill for this very clear and useful explanation. Heinz At 14:58 08.04.2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >'mode' is a mutually exclusive classification of objects according to >their basic structure. The 'atomic' modes are numeric, complex, >charcter and logical. Recursive objects ha

Re: [R] Mode Vs Class

'mode' is a mutually exclusive classification of objects according to their basic structure. The 'atomic' modes are numeric, complex, charcter and logical. Recursive objects have modes such as 'list' or 'function' or a few others. An object has one and only one mode. 'class' is a property assig