Assign Covariate Values

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 all varFunc classes.

USAGE:

covariate(object) <- value 

REQUIRED ARGUMENTS:

object
any object with a covariate component.
value
a value to be assigned to the covariate associated with object.

VALUE:

will depend on the method function; see the appropriate documentation.

SEE ALSO:

EXAMPLES:

## see the method function documentation