R/genericMethods.R

In FLCore: Core package of FLR, fisheries modelling in R.

# genericMethods - «Short one line description»
# genericMethods

# Copyright 2009 Iago Mosqueira, JRC. Distributed under the GPL 2 or later
# $Id:  $

# Reference:
# Notes:

# TODO Wed 25 Nov 2009 05:48:37 PM CET IM:

# Existing methods/functions

setGeneric("AIC", useAsDefault = stats::AIC)
setGeneric("apply", useAsDefault = apply)
setGeneric("as.data.frame", useAsDefault = as.data.frame)
setGeneric("barchart", useAsDefault = barchart)
setGeneric("BIC", useAsDefault = stats4::BIC)
setGeneric("bwplot", useAsDefault = bwplot)
setGeneric("coef", useAsDefault = coef)
setGeneric("densityplot", useAsDefault = densityplot)
setGeneric("dotplot", useAsDefault = dotplot)
setGeneric("histogram", useAsDefault = histogram)
setGeneric("lapply", useAsDefault = lapply)
setGeneric("lm", useAsDefault = lm)
setGeneric("lowess", useAsDefault = lowess)
setGeneric("mean", useAsDefault = mean)
setGeneric("median", useAsDefault = median)
setGeneric("model.frame", useAsDefault = model.frame)
setGeneric("names")
setGeneric("nls", useAsDefault = nls)
setGeneric("plot")
setGeneric("predict", useAsDefault = predict)
setGeneric("print", useAsDefault = print)
setGeneric("profile", useAsDefault = profile)
setGeneric("quantile", useAsDefault = quantile)
setGeneric("rgamma", useAsDefault = rgamma)
setGeneric("scale", useAsDefault = scale)
setGeneric("sd", useAsDefault = sd)
setGeneric("splom", useAsDefault = splom)
setGeneric("stripplot", useAsDefault = stripplot)
setGeneric("summary", useAsDefault = summary)
setGeneric("sweep", useAsDefault = sweep)
setGeneric("transform", useAsDefault=transform)
setGeneric("update", useAsDefault = update)
setGeneric("units", useAsDefault=units)
setGeneric("var", useAsDefault = var)
setGeneric("window", useAsDefault = window)
setGeneric("xyplot", useAsDefault = xyplot)
setGeneric("rnorm", useAsDefault=rnorm)
setGeneric("rlnorm", useAsDefault=rlnorm)
setGeneric("rpois", useAsDefault=rpois)
setGeneric("mvrnorm", useAsDefault=mvrnorm)


# NEW methods

# range<-
setGeneric("range<-", function(x, i, value) standardGeneric("range<-"))

# units<-
setGeneric("units<-", function(x, value) standardGeneric("units<-"))

# desc
setGeneric('desc', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('desc'))
setGeneric('desc<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('desc<-'))

# dims
setGeneric("dims", function(obj, ...) standardGeneric("dims"))

# catch
setGeneric('catch', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('catch'))
setGeneric('catch<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('catch<-'))

# catch.n
setGeneric('catch.n', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('catch.n'))
setGeneric('catch.n<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('catch.n<-'))

# catch.wt
setGeneric('catch.wt', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('catch.wt'))
setGeneric('catch.wt<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('catch.wt<-'))

# discards
setGeneric('discards', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('discards'))
setGeneric('discards<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('discards<-'))

# discards.n
setGeneric('discards.n', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('discards.n'))
setGeneric('discards.n<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('discards.n<-'))

# discards.wt
setGeneric('discards.wt', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('discards.wt'))
setGeneric('discards.wt<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('discards.wt<-'))

# FLStock
setGeneric('FLStock', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('FLStock'))

# landings
setGeneric('landings', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('landings'))
setGeneric('landings<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('landings<-'))

# landings.n
setGeneric('landings.n', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('landings.n'))
setGeneric('landings.n<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('landings.n<-'))

# landings.wt
setGeneric('landings.wt', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('landings.wt'))
setGeneric('landings.wt<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('landings.wt<-'))

# m
setGeneric('m', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('m'))
setGeneric('m<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('m<-'))

# name, name<-
setGeneric('name', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('name'))
setGeneric('name<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('name<-'))

# stock
setGeneric('stock', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('stock'))
setGeneric('stock<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('stock<-'))

# stock.n
setGeneric('stock.n', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('stock.n'))
setGeneric('stock.n<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('stock.n<-'))

# stock.wt
setGeneric('stock.wt', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('stock.wt'))
setGeneric('stock.wt<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('stock.wt<-'))

# m.spwn
setGeneric('m.spwn', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('m.spwn'))
setGeneric('m.spwn<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('m.spwn<-'))

# harvest
setGeneric('harvest', function(object, catch, ...) standardGeneric('harvest'))
setGeneric('harvest<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('harvest<-'))

# harvest.spwn
setGeneric('harvest.spwn', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('harvest.spwn'))
setGeneric('harvest.spwn<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('harvest.spwn<-'))

# mat
setGeneric('mat', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('mat'))
setGeneric('mat<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('mat<-'))

# computeLandings
setGeneric("computeLandings", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("computeLandings"))

# computeDiscards
	setGeneric("computeDiscards", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("computeDiscards"))

# computeCatch
	setGeneric("computeCatch", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("computeCatch"))

# computeStock
setGeneric("computeStock", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("computeStock"))

# ssb
	setGeneric("ssb", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("ssb"))

# tsb
	setGeneric("tsb", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("tsb"))

# fbar
	setGeneric("fbar", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("fbar"))

# as.FLStock
	setGeneric("as.FLStock", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("as.FLStock"))

# ssbpurec
	setGeneric("ssbpurec", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("ssbpurec"))

# n
  setGeneric('n', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('n'))
  setGeneric('n<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('n<-'))

# m
  setGeneric('m', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('m'))
  setGeneric('m<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('m<-'))

# wt
  setGeneric('wt', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('wt'))
  setGeneric('wt<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('wt<-'))

# fec
  setGeneric('fec', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('fec'))
setGeneric('fec<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('fec<-'))

# spwn
  setGeneric('spwn', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('spwn'))
  setGeneric('spwn<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('spwn<-'))

# FLBiol
setGeneric('FLBiol', function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric('FLBiol'))

# mean.lifespan
setGeneric("mean.lifespan", function(x, ...)
	standardGeneric("mean.lifespan"))

# as.FLBiol
setGeneric("as.FLBiol", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("as.FLBiol"))

# ssn
setGeneric("ssn", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("ssn"))

# leslie
setGeneric("leslie", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("leslie"))

# r
setGeneric("r", function(m, fec, ...)
  standardGeneric("r"))

# survprob
setGeneric("survprob", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("survprob"))

# rec
setGeneric("rec", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("rec"))

# FLMetier
setGeneric('FLMetier', function(catches, ...)
		standardGeneric('FLMetier'))

# gear
  setGeneric('gear', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('gear'))
  setGeneric('gear<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('gear<-'))

# effshare
  setGeneric('effshare', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('effshare'))
  setGeneric('effshare<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('effshare<-'))

# vcost
  setGeneric('vcost', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('vcost'))
  setGeneric('vcost<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('vcost<-'))

# catches
  setGeneric('catches', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('catches'))
  setGeneric('catches<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('catches<-'))

# effort
  setGeneric("effort", function(object, metier, ...) standardGeneric("effort"))
  setGeneric("effort<-", function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric("effort<-"))

# fcost
  setGeneric('fcost', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('fcost'))
  setGeneric('fcost<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('fcost<-'))

# capacity
  setGeneric('capacity', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('capacity'))
  setGeneric('capacity<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('capacity<-'))

# crewshare
  setGeneric('crewshare', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('crewshare'))
  setGeneric('crewshare<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('crewshare<-'))

# metiers
  setGeneric('metiers', function(object, ...) standardGeneric('metiers'))
  setGeneric('metiers<-', function(object, ..., value) standardGeneric('metiers<-'))

# FLFleet
setGeneric('FLFleet', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('FLFleet'))

# metier
setGeneric('metier', function(object, metier, ...)
		standardGeneric('metier'))
setGeneric('metier<-', function(object, metier, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('metier<-'))

# type
setGeneric('type', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('type'))
setGeneric('type<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('type<-'))

# distribution 
setGeneric('distribution', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('distribution'))
setGeneric('distribution<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('distribution<-'))

# index
setGeneric('index', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('index'))
setGeneric('index<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('index<-'))

# index.var
setGeneric('index.var', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('index.var'))
setGeneric('index.var<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('index.var<-'))

# catch.n
setGeneric('catch.n', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('catch.n'))
setGeneric('catch.n<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('catch.n<-'))

# catch.wt
setGeneric('catch.wt', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('catch.wt'))
setGeneric('catch.wt<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('catch.wt<-'))

# sel.pattern
setGeneric('sel.pattern', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('sel.pattern'))
setGeneric('sel.pattern<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('sel.pattern<-'))

# index.q
setGeneric('index.q', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('index.q'))
setGeneric('index.q<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('index.q<-'))

# FLIndex
setGeneric('FLIndex', function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric('FLIndex'))

# as.FLindex
setGeneric("as.FLIndex", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("as.FLIndex"))

# model
setGeneric('model', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('model'))
setGeneric('model<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('model<-'))

# logl
setGeneric('logl', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('logl'))
setGeneric('logl<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('logl<-'))

# gr
setGeneric('gr', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('gr'))
setGeneric('gr<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('gr<-'))

# initial
setGeneric('initial', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('initial'))
setGeneric('initial<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('initial<-'))

# logLik
setGeneric('logLik', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('logLik'))
setGeneric('logLik<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('logLik<-'))

# vcov
setGeneric('vcov', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('vcov'))
setGeneric('vcov<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('vcov<-'))

# hessian
setGeneric('hessian', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('hessian'))
setGeneric('hessian<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('hessian<-'))

# logerror
setGeneric('logerror', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('logerror'))
setGeneric('logerror<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('logerror<-'))

# details
setGeneric('details', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('details'))
setGeneric('details<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('details<-'))

# residuals
setGeneric('residuals', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('residuals'))
setGeneric('residuals<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('residuals<-'))

# fitted
setGeneric('fitted', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('fitted'))
setGeneric('fitted<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('fitted<-'))

# rec
setGeneric('rec', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('rec'))
setGeneric('rec<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('rec<-'))

# ssb
setGeneric('ssb', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('ssb'))
setGeneric('ssb<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('ssb<-'))

# covar
setGeneric('covar', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('covar'))
setGeneric('covar<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('covar<-'))

# catch.q
setGeneric('catch.q', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('catch.q'))
setGeneric('catch.q<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('catch.q<-'))

# discards.sel
setGeneric('discards.sel', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('discards.sel'))
setGeneric('discards.sel<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('discards.sel<-'))

# landings.sel
setGeneric('landings.sel', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('landings.sel'))
setGeneric('landings.sel<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('landings.sel<-'))

# price
setGeneric('price', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('price'))
setGeneric('price<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('price<-'))

# spr0
setGeneric("spr0", function(ssb, rec, fbar, ...)
	  standardGeneric("spr0"))

# ab
setGeneric('ab', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('ab'))

# quant, quant<-
setGeneric("quant", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("quant"))
setGeneric("quant<-", function(object, value)
  standardGeneric("quant<-"))

# iter, iter<-
setGeneric("iter", function(obj, ...)
	standardGeneric("iter"))
setGeneric("iter<-", function(object, value)
  standardGeneric("iter<-"))

# trim  
setGeneric("trim", function(x, ...)
	standardGeneric("trim"))

# expand
setGeneric("expand", function(x, ...)
	standardGeneric("expand"))

# FLCatch
setGeneric('FLCatch', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('FLCatch'))

# addFLCatch
setGeneric('addFLCatch', function(e1, e2, ...)
		standardGeneric('addFLCatch'))

# catchNames
setGeneric('catchNames', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('catchNames'))
setGeneric('catchNames<-', function(object, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('catchNames<-'))

# catch.sel
setGeneric('catch.sel', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('catch.sel'))

# FLCohort
setGeneric("FLCohort", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("FLCohort"))

# flc2flq
setGeneric("flc2flq", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("flc2flq"))

# ccplot
setGeneric("ccplot", function(x, data, ...)
	standardGeneric("ccplot"))

# qapply
setGeneric("qapply", function(X, FUN, ...) standardGeneric("qapply"))

# mcf
setGeneric("mcf", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("mcf"))

# FLPar
setGeneric("FLPar", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("FLPar"))

# lower
setGeneric("lower", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("lower"))
setGeneric("lower<-", function(object, ..., value)
    standardGeneric("lower<-"))

# upper
setGeneric("upper", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("upper"))
setGeneric("upper<-", function(object, ..., value)
  standardGeneric("upper<-"))

# params, params<-
setGeneric("params", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("params"))
setGeneric("params<-", function(object, value)
  standardGeneric("params<-"))

# FLModel
setGeneric('FLModel', function(model, ...)
    standardGeneric('FLModel'))

# as.FLSR
setGeneric("as.FLSR", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("as.FLSR"))

# autoParscale
setGeneric("autoParscale", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("autoParscale"))

# sigma
setGeneric("sigma", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("sigma"))

# gradient
setGeneric("gradient", function(func, x, ...)
  standardGeneric("gradient"))

# surface
setGeneric("surface", function(fitted, ...)
  standardGeneric("surface"))

# parscale
setGeneric("parscale", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("parscale"))

# computeHessian
setGeneric("computeHessian", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("computeHessian"))

# computeD
setGeneric("computeD", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("computeD"))

# loglAR1
setGeneric("loglAR1", function(obs, hat, ...)
  standardGeneric("loglAR1"))

# rSq
setGeneric("rSq", function(obs, hat, ...)
  standardGeneric("rSq"))

# ab
setGeneric("ab", function(x, model, ...)
  standardGeneric("ab"))

# sv
setGeneric("sv", function(x, model, ...)
  standardGeneric("sv"))

# fapex
setGeneric("fapex", function(x, ...)
  standardGeneric("fapex"))

# qmax
setGeneric("qmax", function(x, ...)
  standardGeneric("qmax"))

# qmin
setGeneric("qmin", function(x, ...)
  standardGeneric("qmin"))

# sp
setGeneric('sp', function(stock, catch, harvest, ...)
		standardGeneric('sp'))

# propagate
setGeneric("propagate", function(object, ...)
    standardGeneric("propagate"))

# Sums
setGeneric('Sums', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('Sums'))

# Products
setGeneric('Products', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('Products'))

# revenue
setGeneric('revenue', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('revenue'))

# catches
setGeneric('catches', function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric('catches'))
setGeneric('catches<-', function(object, catch, ..., value)
		standardGeneric('catches<-'))

# FLGrowth
setGeneric('FLGrowth', function(model, ...)
  standardGeneric('FLGrowth'))

# mass
setGeneric('mass', function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric('mass'))

# FLlst
setGeneric("FLlst", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("FLlst"))
 
# FLStocks
setGeneric("FLStocks", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("FLStocks"))

# FLIndices
setGeneric("FLIndices", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("FLIndices"))

# FLBiols
setGeneric("FLBiols", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("FLBiols"))

# FLCatches
setGeneric("FLCatches", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("FLCatches"))

# FLMetiers
setGeneric("FLMetiers", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("FLMetiers"))

# FLFleets
setGeneric("FLFleets", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("FLFleets"))

# readMFCL
setGeneric("readMFCL", function(file, ...)
  standardGeneric("readMFCL"))

# FLSRs
setGeneric("FLSRs", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("FLSRs"))

# FLSR
setGeneric("FLSR", function(model, ...)
		standardGeneric("FLSR"))

# FLQuant
	setGeneric("FLQuant", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("FLQuant"))

# jackknife
setGeneric("jacknife", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("jacknife"))

# jackSummary
setGeneric("jackSummary", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("jackSummary"))

# catchSel
setGeneric("catchSel", function(object, ...){
	standardGeneric("catchSel")})

# %*%
setGeneric("%+%", function(x, y)
  standardGeneric("%+%"))

# %-%
setGeneric("%-%", function(x, y)
  standardGeneric("%-%"))

# bubbles
setGeneric("bubbles", function(x, data, ...)
    standardGeneric("bubbles"))

# rbind
setGeneric("rbind", function(..., deparse.level=1) 
    standardGeneric("rbind"), signature = "...")

# cbind
setGeneric("cbind", function(..., deparse.level=1)
    standardGeneric("cbind"), signature = "...")

# readASPIC
setGeneric("readASPIC", function(x, type, scen, ...)
  standardGeneric("readASPIC"))

# FLQuantPoint
setGeneric("FLQuantPoint", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("FLQuantPoint"))

# distribution
setGeneric("distribution", function(object, ...)
		standardGeneric("distribution"))
setGeneric("distribution<-", function(object, ..., value)
    standardGeneric("distribution<-"))

# combine
setGeneric('combine', function(x, y, ...)
  standardGeneric('combine'))

# jackknife
setGeneric("jackknife", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("jackknife"))

# orig
setGeneric("orig", function(object, ...)
	standardGeneric("orig"))

# cv
setGeneric("cv", function(x, ...)
	standardGeneric("cv"))

# computeLogLik
setGeneric("computeLogLik", function(object, ...)
  standardGeneric("computeLogLik"))

# fmle
setGeneric('fmle', function(object, start, ...)
    standardGeneric('fmle'))

# quantTotals
setGeneric("quantTotals", function(x, ...)
    standardGeneric("quantTotals"))

# yearTotals
setGeneric("yearTotals", function(x, ...)
    standardGeneric("yearTotals"))

# dim Sums, Means, Medians & CVs
setGeneric("quantSums", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("quantSums"))
setGeneric("yearSums", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("yearSums"))
setGeneric("unitSums", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("unitSums"))
setGeneric("seasonSums", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("seasonSums"))
setGeneric("areaSums", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("areaSums"))
setGeneric("iterSums", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("iterSums"))
setGeneric("dimSums", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("dimSums"))
setGeneric("quantMeans", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("quantMeans"))
setGeneric("yearMeans", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("yearMeans"))
setGeneric("unitMeans", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("unitMeans"))
setGeneric("seasonMeans", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("seasonMeans"))
setGeneric("areaMeans", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("areaMeans"))
setGeneric("iterMeans", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("iterMeans"))
setGeneric("dimMeans", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("dimMeans"))
setGeneric("quantVars", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("quantVars"))
setGeneric("yearVars", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("yearVars"))
setGeneric("unitVars", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("unitVars"))
setGeneric("seasonVars", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("seasonVars"))
setGeneric("areaVars", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("areaVars"))
setGeneric("iterVars", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("iterVars"))
setGeneric("dimVars", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("dimVars"))
setGeneric("iterMedians", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("iterMedians"))
setGeneric("iterCVs", function(x, ...) standardGeneric("iterCVs"))

# Z
setGeneric("z", function(object, ...)
    standardGeneric("z"))