R help - Mar 2010 - S3 vs S4

Dear R users,

I'm still a beginner and I'm wondering whether S3 or S4 methods really 
differ for my use.

I understand more or less the distinction between the 2 classes from the 
documentation I've read but the big question is: _*does it make a 
difference in practice**?*_

Up to now, I've worked without noticing anything, but it might be 
important to differentiate and to know which one to use and how.

Thank you for your help
Regards,
Ivan

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Hi,

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:57 AM, Ivan Calandra
<ivan.calandra at uni-hamburg.de> wrote:
> Dear R users,
>
> I'm still a beginner and I'm wondering whether S3 or S4 methods
really
> differ for my use.
>
> I understand more or less the distinction between the 2 classes from the
> documentation I've read but the big question is: _*does it make a
> difference in practice**?*_
[snip]

http://search.gmane.org/search.php?group=gmane.comp.lang.r.general&query=s4+vs+s3

Enjoy the reading ...

-steve

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