[R] fix()ing an S4 method

[Uwe Ligges]

No, I'd recommend to work with the sources directly, or if you really 
want to do it from command line, you can access with ?getMethod

Uwe Ligges

On 21.07.2010 14:36, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote:
> Hi R experts,
>
> The fix() function canbe used to edit normal functions. I would like to know whether it's also possible to use something similar to edit a method of an S4 class. In other words, is there a fix-like function that allows me to edit method definitions without having to go back to the source code?
>
> setGeneric (name="doStuff",def = function(object){standardGeneric("doStuff")})
> setClass("SomeClass", representation(text = "character"))
> setMethod(f = "doStuff", signature ("SomeClass"), definition = function(object){
>      return(print(paste("***", object at text)))  })
> fix(doStuff) # Does NOT give the intended result. How can I make R show the method definition?
>
> Cheers!!
> Albert-Jan
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