R: Class MethodWithNext

MethodWithNext-class {methods} | R Documentation

## Class MethodWithNext

### Description

Class of method definitions set up for callNextMethod

### Objects from the Class

Objects from this class are generated as a side-effect of calls to `callNextMethod`.

### Slots

`.Data`:

  Object of class `"function"`; the actual function definition.

`nextMethod`:

  Object of class `"PossibleMethod"` the method to use in response to a `callNextMethod()` call.

`excluded`:

  Object of class `"list"`; one or more signatures excluded in finding the next method.

`target`:

  Object of class `"signature"`, from class `"MethodDefinition"`

`defined`:

  Object of class `"signature"`, from class `"MethodDefinition"`

`generic`:

  Object of class `"character"`; the function for which the method was created.

### Extends

Class `"MethodDefinition"`, directly.
Class `"function"`, from data part.
Class `"PossibleMethod"`, by class `"MethodDefinition"`.
Class `"OptionalMethods"`, by class `"MethodDefinition"`.

### Methods

findNextMethod

  `signature(method = "MethodWithNext")`: used internally by method dispatch.

loadMethod

  `signature(method = "MethodWithNext")`: used internally by method dispatch.

show

  `signature(object = "MethodWithNext")`

### See Also

`callNextMethod`, and class `MethodDefinition`.

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