Names                  package:nlme                  R Documentation

_N_a_m_e_s _A_s_s_o_c_i_a_t_e_d _w_i_t_h _a_n _O_b_j_e_c_t

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This function is generic; method functions can be written to
     handle specific classes of objects. Classes which already have
     methods for this function include: 'formula', 'modelStruct',
     'pdBlocked', 'pdMat', and 'reStruct'.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     Names(object, ...)
     Names(object, ...) <- value

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

  object: any object for which names can be extracted and/or assigned.

     ...: some methods for this generic function require additional
          arguments.

   value: names to be assigned to 'object'.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     will depend on the method function used; see the appropriate
     documentation.

_S_I_D_E _E_F_F_E_C_T_S:

     On the left side of an assignment, sets the names associated with
     'object' to 'value', which must have an appropriate length.

_N_o_t_e:

     If 'names' were generic, there would be no need for this generic
     function.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Jose Pinheiro Jose.Pinheiro@pharma.novartis.com and Douglas Bates
     bates@stat.wisc.edu

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'Names.formula', 'Names.pdMat'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     ## see the method function documentation

