Dear list, Please find below a trivial patch to R-exts.texi Kind regards, Tobias Index: R-exts.texi ================================================================== --- R-exts.texi (revision 42789) +++ R-exts.texi (working copy) @@ -8874,7 +8874,7 @@ reasons it calls @code{predict.lm} directly, but in principle (and in S originally and currently) it could use @code{NextMethod}. (@code{NextMethod} seems under-used in the @R{} sources. Do be aware -that there as S/R differences in this area, and the example above works +that there are S/R differences in this area, and the example above works because there is a @emph{next} method, the default method, not that a new method is selected when the class is changed.) -- Tobias Verbeke - Consultant Business & Decision Benelux Rue de la r?volution 8 1000 Brussels - BELGIUM +32 499 36 33 15 tobias.verbeke at businessdecision.com
On 9/6/2007 2:40 PM, Tobias Verbeke wrote:> Dear list, > > Please find below a trivial patch to > R-exts.texi > > Kind regards, > Tobias > > > Index: R-exts.texi > > ==================================================================> > --- R-exts.texi (revision 42789) > > +++ R-exts.texi (working copy) > > @@ -8874,7 +8874,7 @@ > > reasons it calls @code{predict.lm} directly, but in principle (and in S > originally and currently) it could use @code{NextMethod}. > (@code{NextMethod} seems under-used in the @R{} sources. Do be aware > -that there as S/R differences in this area, and the example above works > +that there are S/R differences in this area, and the example above works > because there is a @emph{next} method, the default method, not that a > new method is selected when the class is changed.)Fixed, thanks. Duncan Murdoch