Initialize Object
Usage
initialize(object, data, ...)
Arguments
object
|
any object requiring initialization, e.g. "plug-in"
structures such as corStruct and varFunc objects.
|
data
|
a data frame to be used in the initialization procedure.
|
...
|
some methods for this generic function require additional
arguments.
|
Description
This function is generic; method functions can be written to handle
specific classes of objects. Classes which already have methods for
this function include: corStruct
, lmeStruct
,
reStruct
, and varFunc
.Value
an initialized object with the same class as object
. Changes
introduced by the initialization procedure will depend on the method
function used; see the appropriate documentation.Author(s)
Jose Pinheiro and Douglas BatesExamples
## see the method function documentation