\HeaderA{burnin}{Indicator for running a MCMC burnin}{burnin}
\aliasA{burnin<\Rdash}{burnin}{burnin<.Rdash.}
\keyword{methods}{burnin}
\begin{Description}\relax
When \code{TRUE}, log files from MCMC chains are not written to file.
When \code{FALSE}, log files are written for every parameter by default.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
burnin(object)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{object}] An object of class \code{XdeParameter} 
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
logical
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
R. Scharpf
\end{Author}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\LinkA{XdeParameter-class}{XdeParameter.Rdash.class}}
\end{SeeAlso}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
data(expressionSetList)
params <- new("XdeParameter", phenotypeLabel="adenoVsquamous",
              esetList=expressionSetList)

##the replacement method for burnin is called for its side effect of
##providing default values of storing MCMC chains
output(params)[2:22]
burnin(params) <- FALSE
output(params)[2:22]
burnin(params) <- TRUE
output(params)[2:22]
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

