Names of a pdBlocked Object

DESCRIPTION:

This method function extracts the first element of the Dimnames attribute, which contains the column names, for each block diagonal element in the matrix represented by object.

USAGE:

Names(object, asList) 

REQUIRED ARGUMENTS:

object
an object inheriting from class pdBlocked representing a positive-definite matrix with block diagonal structure

OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS:

asList
a logical value. If TRUE a list with the names for each block diagonal element is returned. If FALSE a character vector with all column names is returned. Defaults to FALSE.

VALUE:

if asList is FALSE, a character vector with column names of the matrix represented by object; otherwise, if asList is TRUE, a list with components given by the column names of the individual block diagonal elements in the matrix represented by object.

SEE ALSO:

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EXAMPLES:

pd1 <- pdBlocked(list(~Sex - 1, ~age - 1), data = Orthodont) 
Names(pd1)