NAME

       Statistics::R::REXP - base class for R objects ("SEXP"s)

VERSION

       version 1.0002

SYNOPSIS

           use Statistics::R::REXP;

           # we usually get REXPs from an RDS file:
           my $rexp = Statistics::R::IO::readRDS('file.rds');

           # REXPs are stringifiable
           say $rexp;

           # REXPs can be converted to the closest native Perl data type
           print $rexp->to_pl;

DESCRIPTION

       An object of this class represents a native R object. This class cannot be directly instantiated (it will
       die if you call "new" on it), because it is intended as a base abstract class with concrete subclasses to
       represent specific object types.

       An R object has a value and an optional set of named attributes, which themselves are R objects. Because
       the meaning of 'value' depends on the actual object type (for example, a vector vs. a "NULL", in R
       terminology), "REXP" does not provide a generic value accessor method, although individual subclasses
       will typically have one.

METHODS

       attributes
           Returns a hash reference to the object's attributes.

       sexptype
           Returns  the  name  of  the  corresponding  R  SEXP  type,  as  listed  in  SEXPTYPE  <http://cran.r-
           project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-ints.html#SEXPTYPEs>.

       to_pl
           Returns Perl representation of  the  object's  value.  This  is  an  abstract  method;  see  concrete
           subclasses for the value returned by specific object types, as well as the way to access the R (-ish)
           value of the object, if such makes sense.

       is_null
           Returns  TRUE if the object is an R "NULL" object. In "REXP"'s class hierarchy, this is the case only
           for "Statistics::REXP::Null".

       is_vector
           Returns TRUE if the object is an R vector object. In "REXP"'s class hierarchy, this is the case  only
           for "Statistics::REXP::Vector" and its descendants.

       inherits CLASS_NAME
           Returns  TRUE  if  the object is an instance of R S3-style class "CLASS_NAME", in the same fashion as
           the          R          function           "base::inherits           <http://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-
           patched/library/base/html/class.html>".

OVERLOADS

       "REXP"  overloads  the  stringification,  "eq"  and "ne" methods; subclasses further specialize for their
       types if necesssary.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

       Classes in the "REXP" hierarchy are intended to be immutable. Please do not try to change their value  or
       attributes.

       More "is_*" accessors should be added.

       There are no known bugs in this module. Please see Statistics::R::IO for bug reporting.

SUPPORT

       See Statistics::R::IO for support and contact information.

AUTHOR

       Davor Cubranic <cubranic@stat.ubc.ca>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is Copyright (c) 2017 by University of British Columbia.

       This is free software, licensed under:

         The GNU General Public License, Version 3, June 2007

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