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Deprecated Functions in Package methods

Description

These functions are provided for compatibility with older versions of R only, and may be defunct as soon as the next release.

Details

The original help page for these functions is often available at help("oldName-deprecated") (note the quotes). Functions in packages other than the methods package are listed in help("pkg-deprecated").

See Also

Deprecated, methods-defunct

[Package methods version 3.1.1 ]