R devel - Jun 2011 - possibly invalid assertion in setRefClass?

> setRefClass("Foo", fields = list())
Error in setRefClass("Foo", fields = list()) :
  A list argument for fields must have nonempty names for all the fields

In my opinion, the above should not fail. There are no fields.

Thanks,
Michael

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> [mailto:r-devel-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Michael Lawrence
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> Subject: [Rd] possibly invalid assertion in setRefClass?
> 
> > setRefClass("Foo", fields = list())
> Error in setRefClass("Foo", fields = list()) :
>   A list argument for fields must have nonempty names for all 
> the fields
> 
> In my opinion, the above should not fail. There are no fields.
You can work around it by attaching an empty names attribute
to fields:
  > setRefClass("Foo", fields = structure(list(),
names=character()))
  Generator object for class "Foo":
  
  No fields defined
  
   Class Methods:
      "callSuper", "copy", "export",
"field", "getClass", "getRefClass",
"import", "initFields"


   Reference Superclasses:
      "envRefClass"

Bill Dunlap
Spotfire, TIBCO Software
wdunlap tibco.com  

> 
> Thanks,
> Michael
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