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e.g. setClass("track", representation(x="numeric", y="numeric")) x <- new("track", x=1:4, y=5:8) # save as binary fn <- tempfile() save(x, ascii=FALSE, file=fn) rm(x) load(fn) x # save as ASCII save(x, ascii=TRUE, file=fn) # ASCII text representation from which to regenerate the data dput(x, file=fn) y <- dget(fn) R_help Help wrote: > Hi, > > I have an object in S4 class. Is there anyway that I can write to a > file and read it back to R? Thank you. > > adschai > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Matthias Burger Project Manager/ Biostatistician Epigenomics AG Kleine Praesidentenstr. 1 10178 Berlin, Germany phone:+49-30-24345-0 fax:+49-30-24345-555 http://www.epigenomics.com matthias.bur...@epigenomics.com -- Epigenomics AG Berlin Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 75861 Vorstand: Geert Nygaard (CEO/Vorsitzender) Oliver Schacht PhD (CFO) Aufsichtsrat: Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Rolf Krebs (Chairman/Vorsitzender) ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.