Message-ID: <CABdHhvEPm=KDB8mVuo9HnJY5ktmYFZC0y21FVnGmj9HtO684QA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: 2012-10-02T11:35:38Z
From: Hadley Wickham
Subject: Basic question about: <<- and method start with dot.
In-Reply-To: <3069298F-AE0D-426C-8DA9-FBADA9118FB2@gmail.com>
>> What is the special meaning for the method name start with a dot?
>
> It means nothing in particular, except that such objects don't show up in ls() by default. The _intention_ is usually that the function is only to be used internally and not for end-user use.
But these days, if you're writing a package, you're better off using namespaces.
Hadley
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