"non-visible" functions in return to methods()

"non-visible" functions are hidden in a namespace.  You can view the 
code by using getS3method().

-roger

Please point me to the documentation explaining why some of the 
functions returned
by calling methods() are marked as "non-visible" and whether there is 
indeed no way of
viewing the R code of such functions

thanks

Steve

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"Roger" == Roger D Peng <rpeng at jhsph.edu>
    on Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:48:04 -0500 writes:

Roger> "non-visible" functions are hidden in a namespace.  
yes.

    Roger> You can view the  code by using getS3method().

not always {namely when the hidden function is not an S3 method}

getAnywhere() is more generally useful, but please consider my
post from half a year ago
   
   https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2004-May/050112.html

which gives more explanations and possibilities.

>> Please point me to the documentation explaining why some of the 
    >> functions returned
    >> by calling methods() are marked as "non-visible" and whether there is 
    >> indeed no way of
    >> viewing the R code of such functions
    >> 
    >> thanks
    >> 
    >> Steve

Please point me to the documentation explaining why some of the functions 
returned
by calling methods() are marked as "non-visible" and whether there is indeed 
no way of
viewing the R code of such functions

Luke Tierney's article in Volume 3 No 1 of the R Newsletter explains why. 
How to get the functions is FAQ 7.26.


 	-thomas