R: Extract and Set .CLASS Attribute

CLASS {xts} | R Documentation

## Extract and Set .CLASS Attribute

### Description

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.

### Usage

    CLASS(x)

    CLASS(x) <- value

### Arguments

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

### Details

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.

### Value

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

### Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Ryan

### See Also

`as.xts`,`reclass`

[Package xts version 0.9-7 Index]