R.oo (version 1.9.8)

newInstance.Class: Creates a new instance of this class

Description

Creates a new instance of this class. Important: It should always be possible to create a new Object by calling the constructor without arguments. This method is simply calling the constructor method of the class.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'Class':
newInstance(this, ...)

Arguments

...

Not used.

Value

• Returns a reference to an Object.

See Also

newInstance.Object(). newInstance.BasicObject(). For more information see Class.

Examples

obj <- newInstance(Object, NA)

  # equivalent to

  obj <- Object(NA)