CLASS: Extract and Set .CLASS Attribute
In R-Finance/xts: eXtensible Time Series

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Simple extraction and replacement function to access xts .CLASS attribute. The .CLASS attribute is used by reclass to transform an xts object back to its original class.

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CLASS(x)

CLASS(x) <- value

`x`	an xts object
`value`	the new .CLASS value to assign

It is not recommended that CLASS be called in daily use. While it may be possible to coerce objects to other classes than originally derived from, there is little, if any, chance that the reclass function will perform as expected.

It is best to use the traditional as methods.

Called for its side-effect of changing the .CLASS attribute

Jeffrey A. Ryan

as.xts,reclass

R-Finance/xts documentation built on May 8, 2019, 4:51 a.m.