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getInstanceOf.Arguments

Gets an instance of the object that is of a particular class

Description

Gets an instance of the object that is of a particular class.

Usage

## Static method (use this):
## Arguments$getInstanceOf(object, class, coerce=FALSE, ..., .name=NULL)

## Don't use the below:
## S3 method for class 'Arguments'
getInstanceOf(static, object, class, coerce=FALSE, ..., .name=NULL)

Arguments

`object`	The object that should be returned as an instance of class `class`.
`class`	A `character` string specifying the name of the class that the returned object should inherit from.
`coerce`	If `TRUE` and the object is not of the wanted class, then method will be coerced to that class, if possible. Otherwise, an error is thrown.
`...`	Not used.
`.name`	A `character` string for name used in error messages.

Value

Returns an object inheriting from class class.

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson