getR6Class: Get R6 Class Name

In RaphaelS1/RSmisc: Miscellaneous Helper Functions for R

Description

Gets the name of the given R6 object

Usage

getR6Class(object, classname = TRUE, n.par = 0, pos = -1)

Arguments

object	R6 object.
classname	logical, if TRUE (default), returns the name of the class otherwise returns the class.
n.par	numeric, which class should be returned? By default returns the class of the object, increasing the number returns parents of the class (if applicable).
pos	environment to search in, default is -1 (current)

Details

The function works for R6 objects not classes. If the function fails make sure the class is first constructed. This is a wrapper for class(object) when the object may have multiple levels of inheritance, additionally it ensures the correct classname is used in case of a complex naming scheme.

Value

string giving R6 class name.

Examples

parent <- R6::R6Class("parent")
child <- R6::R6Class("child",inherit = parent)
getR6Class(child$new(), n.par = 0)
getR6Class(child$new(), n.par = 1)
getR6Class(parent$new(), FALSE, n.par = 0)

## Not run: 
getR6Class(parent$new(), parent = 1)

## End(Not run)

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