Re: [Rd] Overwrite S3 methond from base package

2012-02-13 Thread Thaler,Thorn,LAUSANNE,Applied Mathematics
> In regard to "should", I think it is a > very very bad idea. > > The result that someone gets depends on > whether or not the new package is attached > in the session. That is a recipe for hours > (or days) of trying to figure out mysterious > behavior. I fully agree. However, there are 2 reas

Re: [Rd] Overwrite S3 methond from base package

2012-02-13 Thread Patrick Burns
The key question is: > So, is there any way to overwrite droplevels.factor and > droplevels.data.frame from the base package with my functions? There is "can" and there is "should". I don't know the answer to "can". In regard to "should", I think it is a very very bad idea. The result that so