Setting S4 methods for print() works correctly, as in your examples.
Your first example does not call print(), so it is not suprising that no
method dispatch takes place.
You seem to suppose that such a method should be used for top-level
auto-printing, and it will not be as your example shows. Auto-printing
calls show() on S4 objects, and in this case show() is handling the object
by its default method.
Note that if there is no S4 print method set, print(x) on an S4 object 'x'
will in fact call show(x). So had an S4 show() method been set, all three
examples would have given the same output (via show()).
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, Albrecht, Dr. Stefan (AZ Private Equity Partner) wrote:
Dear all,
in the package its the print() method does not seem to correctly work in all
circumstances:
selectMethod(print, "its")
Method Definition:
function (x, ...)
{
print([EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> , ...)
(sic!)
}
<environment: namespace:its>
Signatures:
x
target "its"
defined "its"
fundPME.lst[[1]]$irr
An object of class "its"
IRR HSBC MEEM
2005-10-31 0.1926175 0.07802736
Slot "dates":
[1] "2005-10-31 Westeuropäische Normalzeit"
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
IRR HSBC MEEM
2005-10-31 0.1926175 0.07802736
print(fundPME.lst[[1]]$irr)
IRR HSBC MEEM
2005-10-31 0.1926175 0.07802736
So, is it necessary to define a print.its S3 method, or what should we do?
Many thanks and best regards,
Stefan
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