\HeaderA{iterations}{Number of MCMC iterations}{iterations}
\aliasA{iterations<\Rdash}{iterations}{iterations<.Rdash.}
\keyword{methods}{iterations}
\begin{Description}\relax
Number of MCMC iterations
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
iterations(object)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{object}] An object of class \code{XdeParameter} or
\code{XdeMcmc}.
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Details}\relax
For an object of class \code{XdeParameter}, \code{iterations}
specifies the total number of MCMC iterations. Note that by setting
the \code{thin} parameter to a value greater than 1, the number of
MCMC iterations will be greater than the number of saved MCMC
iterations (saved iterations = iterations / thin).

For an object of class \code{XdeMcmc} (a class that stores output from
the MCMC), \code{iterations} specifies the number of iterations that
were saved.

The replacement method is only defined for the \code{XdeParameter}
class.  The class \code{XdeMcmc} is meant to reflect the information
in an already run chain, whereas \code{XdeParameter} is a class for
parameterizing the Bayesian model that has not yet been fit.
\end{Details}
\begin{Value}
An integer
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
R. Scharpf
\end{Author}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\LinkA{XdeParameter-class}{XdeParameter.Rdash.class}}, \code{\LinkA{XdeMcmc-class}{XdeMcmc.Rdash.class}}
\end{SeeAlso}

