"coerce-methods"          package:rflowcyt          R Documentation

_C_o_e_r_c_i_n_g _a_n _o_b_j_e_c_t _c_l_a_s_s _t_o _a_n_o_t_h_e_r _c_l_a_s_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This method will coerce an object to a specific class using the
     following call:

     'as("class", object)'

     where "class" is a specific class detailed below, and 'object' is
     the specific object to be coerced.

_M_e_t_h_o_d_s:


     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_a_r_r_a_y" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "array" object

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_c_a_l_l" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "call" object 

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_c_h_a_r_a_c_t_e_r" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "character" object

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_c_o_m_p_l_e_x" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "complex" object

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_e_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t" Coercion or force "ANY" object
          into "environment" object

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n" Coercion or force "ANY" object
          into "expression" object

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "function" object 

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_i_n_t_e_g_e_r" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "integer" object  

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_l_i_s_t" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "list" object 

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_l_o_g_i_c_a_l" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "logical" object  

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_m_a_t_r_i_x" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "matrix" object  

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_n_a_m_e" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "matrix" object 

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_n_u_m_e_r_i_c" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "numeric" object 

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_s_i_n_g_l_e" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "single" object 

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_t_s" Coercion or force "ANY" object into "ts"
          object  

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_v_e_c_t_o_r" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "vector" object 

     _f_r_o_m = "_A_N_Y", _t_o = "_N_U_L_L" Coercion or force "ANY" object into
          "NULL" object

     _f_r_o_m = "_F_C_S", _t_o = "_m_a_t_r_i_x" Coercion or force "FCS" object into
          "matrix" object by returning only the data matrix of the
          "FCS" object

     _f_r_o_m = "_F_C_S", _t_o = "_d_a_t_a._f_r_a_m_e" Coercion or force "FCS" object
          into "data.frame" object by returning only the data
          data.frame of the "FCS" object 

     _f_r_o_m = "_m_a_t_r_i_x", _t_o = "_F_C_S" Coercion or force "matrix" object into
          "FCS" object by setting the "matrix" object as the 'data'
          slot and having a default 'metadata' slot of class
          "FCSmetadata". 

     _f_r_o_m = "_d_a_t_a._f_r_a_m_e", _t_o = "_F_C_S" Coercion or force "data.frame"
          object into "FCS" object by setting the "data.frame" object
          as the 'data' slot and having a default 'metadata' slot of
          class "FCSmetadata".  

