[R] "privileged slots"

[Matthias Kohl]

Martin Maechler schrieb:

>>>>>>"Matthias" == Matthias Kohl <Matthias.Kohl at uni-bayreuth.de>
>>>>>>    on Thu, 27 May 2004 14:01:51 +0100 writes:
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>    Matthias> Hi all, in the help for RClassUtils I found the
>    Matthias> expression "privileged slots" in function
>    Matthias> "checkSlotAssignment" with the explanation:
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>    Matthias> /privileged slots (those that can only be set by
>    Matthias> accesor functions defined along with the class
>    Matthias> itself)/
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>RClassUtils ???
>
> > help.search("RClassUtils")
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your right, sorry

but, at least a R Site search in "Functions"
gives me one match: "Utilities for Managing Class Definitions"
which hast the "title": RClassUtils{methods}             R Documentation

> No help files found with alias or concept or title matching
> 'RClassUtils' using fuzzy matching.
>
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>So I guess that's not something in a standard R document.
>You should rather keep to the 'official documentation' ...
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I thought this is a official documentation ...

>    Matthias> I thought all slots of a (not private) class can
>    Matthias> be a accessed by a user via the @ Operator.  
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>I tend to agree with your thoughts...
>
>    Matthias> Is there a way to make a single slot of a class (not
>    Matthias> the whole class) private, so that you can access
>    Matthias> this slot only via an accessor function (not via @)?
>
>I'd rather guess not.
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>    Matthias> Thanks, for your help Matthias
>
>Martin
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