Retrieving a copy of a type

Retrieving a copy of a type

# S3 method for class 'types_env'
x$name

# S3 method for class 'types_env'
x[[name]]

Arguments

x

The environment to request it from

name

The name of the type that is requested

Value

Returns an object that is a copy of a type that was requested

Details

The types are stored in the environment h5types. These types should not be accessed directly. Therefor, the $-operator is overloaded to ensure that every type that is accessed is a copy of the original type

Author

Holger Hoefling