Class: The Class class describes an Object class
Description
Package: R.oo
Class Class
Object
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Directly known subclasses:
public static class Class
extends Object
The Class class describes an Object class.
First of all, this class is most commonly used internally and
neither the end user nor the programmer need to no about the class Class.Usage
Class(name=NULL, constructor=NULL)
Arguments
constructor
Constructor (function) of any Object class. Fields and Methods
Methods:
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$ Makes the fields and methods of an Class accessable via the $ and the [[ operator.
$<- Makes the fields and methods of an Class assignable via the $<- and the [[<- operator.
[[ -
[[<- -
as.character Returns a short string describing the class.
forName Gets a Class object by a name of a class.
getFields Returns the field names of a class.
getKnownSubclasses Gets all subclasses that are currently loaded.
getMethods Returns the method names of class and its super classes.
getName Gets the name of the class.
getPackage Gets the package to which the class belongs.
getStaticInstance Gets the static instance of this class.
getSuperclasses Gets the super classes of this class.
isAbstract Checks if a class is abstract or not.
isDeprecated Checks if a class is deprecated or not.
isPrivate Checks if a class is defined private or not.
isProtected Checks if a class is defined protected or not.
isPublic Checks if a class is defined public or not.
isStatic Checks if a class is static or not.
newInstance Creates a new instance of this class.
print Prints detailed information about the class and its fields and methods.
}
Methods inherited from Object:
$, $<-, [[, [[<-, as.character, attach, clone, detach, equals, extend, finalize, getFields, getInstanciationTime, getStaticInstance, hasField, hashCode, ll, load, objectSize, print, saveDetails
The class Class describes the Object class or one of its subclasses.
All classes and constructors created by setConstructorS3() will
be of class Class. Its methods provide ways of accessing static fields
and static methods. Its print() method will print detailed
information about the class and its fields and methods.