Find a Method for a Generic Function

DESCRIPTION:

Finds the databases that have a method for function f and this signature of classes.

USAGE:

findMethod ( f , signature , unique , write , default )

REQUIRED ARGUMENTS:

f
Name of the generic function.

OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS:

signature
Signature of the method to search for.
unique
If unique = T, only one database name will be returned, the first one in the search path where a matching method is found.
write
If write = T, any databases returned must be writable.
default
Use the default argument to return any desired output when unique = T and no methods are found.

VALUE:

A character vector of database name(s).

SEE ALSO:

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EXAMPLES:

findMethod("plot")
## returns "main"