\HeaderA{clearNames}{Remove the Names from an Object}{clearNames}
\keyword{list}{clearNames}
\begin{Description}\relax
This function sets the \code{names} attribute of \code{object} to
\code{NULL} and returns the object.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
clearNames(object)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{object}] an object that may have a \code{names} attribute 
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
An object similar to \code{object} but without names.
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
Douglas Bates and Saikat DebRoy
\end{Author}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\LinkA{setNames}{setNames}}
\end{SeeAlso}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
lapply( women, mean )               # has a names attribute
clearNames( lapply( women, mean ) ) # removes the names
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

