S4_register: Register an S7 class with S4

In S7: An Object Oriented System Meant to Become a Successor to S3 and S4

Register an S7 class with S4

Description

If you want to use method<- to register an method for an S4 generic with an S7 class, you need to call S4_register() once.

Usage

S4_register(class, env = parent.frame())

Arguments

class	An S7 class created with new_class().
env	Expert use only. Environment where S4 class will be registered.

Value

Nothing; the function is called for its side-effect.

Examples

methods::setGeneric("S4_generic", function(x) {
  standardGeneric("S4_generic")
})

Foo <- new_class("Foo")
S4_register(Foo)
method(S4_generic, Foo) <- function(x) "Hello"

S4_generic(Foo())

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