Hi Martin,
Thanks. I figured that out after trying it myself, so I didn't do that.
OTOH, a whole new package just so I can extend a method... I feel that life
is too short. So, I cut the Gordian knot and just wrote as_FlexTable
instead of as.FlexTable, and skipped the whole inheritance issue.
Che
> David Hugh-Jones
> on Tue, 14 Mar 2017 09:26:49 + writes:
> Just out of interest, what would happen if I used the hacky solution of
> simply exporting my own method like:
> as.FlexTable <- function(x, ...) UseMethod("as.FlexTable")
> I am fairly sure you will
Just out of interest, what would happen if I used the hacky solution of
simply exporting my own method like:
as.FlexTable <- function(x, ...) UseMethod("as.FlexTable")
I am fairly sure you will tell me that fire and brimstone will rain down…
But it sure seems simple compared to writing anothe
Thank you for this info and the suggestion!
David
On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 at 09:06, Martin Maechler
wrote:
> > David Hugh-Jones
> > on Tue, 14 Mar 2017 02:46:35 + writes:
> > David Hugh-Jones
> > on Tue, 14 Mar 2017 02:46:35 + writes:
>
> > Hi,
> > Cross-pos
> David Hugh-Jones
> on Tue, 14 Mar 2017 02:46:35 + writes:
> David Hugh-Jones
> on Tue, 14 Mar 2017 02:46:35 + writes:
> Hi,
> Cross-posted from SO:
>
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42776058/extending-an-s3-generic-from-an-optional-package
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Hi,
Cross-posted from SO:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42776058/extending-an-s3-generic-from-an-optional-package
I have a package which provides an as.FlexTable method for its objects,
extending the S3 generic from the ReporteRs package. So, my NAMESPACE file,
generated by roxygen, has line