# Foundation of vector-like and list-like containers in Bioconductor

## Documentation for package ‘S4Vectors’ version 0.24.4

- DESCRIPTION file.
- User guides, package vignettes and other documentation.
- Package NEWS.

## Help Pages

A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z misc

## -- A --

active | Collection of Filter Rules
active-method | Collection of Filter Rules
active<- | Collection of Filter Rules
active<--method | Collection of Filter Rules
aggregate | Compute summary statistics of subsets of vector-like objects
aggregate-method | Compute summary statistics of subsets of vector-like objects
aggregate-methods | Compute summary statistics of subsets of vector-like objects
aggregate.Vector | Compute summary statistics of subsets of vector-like objects
Annotated | Annotated class
Annotated-class | Annotated class
anyDuplicated-method | Rle objects
anyDuplicated-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
anyDuplicated-method | Subsetting utilities
anyDuplicated.NSBS | Subsetting utilities
anyDuplicated.Rle | Rle objects
anyDuplicated.Vector | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
anyNA-method | Rle objects
anyNA-method | Vector objects
append | Vector objects
append-method | Rle objects
append-method | Vector objects
as.character-method | Factor objects
as.character-method | LLint vectors
as.character-method | Vector objects
as.character.LLint | LLint vectors
as.complex-method | Vector objects
as.data.frame-method | DataFrame objects
as.data.frame-method | DataTable objects
as.data.frame-method | List objects
as.data.frame-method | Pairs objects
as.data.frame-method | Rle objects
as.data.frame-method | Vector objects
as.data.frame.DataTable | DataTable objects
as.data.frame.Vector | Vector objects
as.double-method | Vector objects
as.env | DataTable objects
as.env-method | DataTable objects
as.env-method | SimpleList objects
as.env-method | Vector objects
as.factor-method | Factor objects
as.factor-method | Rle objects
as.integer-method | Factor objects
as.integer-method | LLint vectors
as.integer-method | Rle objects
as.integer-method | Vector objects
as.integer-method | Subsetting utilities
as.integer.LLint | LLint vectors
as.list-method | List objects
as.list-method | Rle objects
as.list-method | SimpleList objects
as.list-method | Vector objects
as.list.Vector | Vector objects
as.LLint | LLint vectors
as.logical-method | LLint vectors
as.logical-method | Vector objects
as.logical.LLint | LLint vectors
as.matrix-method | DataFrame objects
as.matrix-method | Hits objects
as.matrix-method | List of Hits objects
as.matrix-method | Vector objects
as.matrix.Vector | Vector objects
as.numeric-method | LLint vectors
as.numeric-method | Vector objects
as.numeric.LLint | LLint vectors
as.raw-method | Vector objects
as.table-method | Hits objects
as.table-method | List of Hits objects
as.vector-method | Rle objects
as.vector.Rle | Rle objects

## -- B --

bindROWS | LLint vectors
bindROWS-method | DataFrame objects
bindROWS-method | Factor objects
bindROWS-method | Hits objects
bindROWS-method | LLint vectors
bindROWS-method | Rle objects
bindROWS-method | Vector objects
breakTies | Hits objects
by-method | DataTable objects

## -- C --

c | Vector objects
c-method | DataFrame objects
c-method | LLint vectors
c-method | Vector objects
cbind-method | DataFrame objects
cbind-method | DataTable objects
cbind-method | Matrix for Filter Results
cbind-method | Common operations on List objects
cbind.DataFrame | DataFrame objects
chartr-method | Common operations on Rle objects
class:DataFrame | DataFrame objects
class:DataTable | DataTable objects
class:DataTable_OR_NULL | Vector objects
class:DFrame | DataFrame objects
class:expression_OR_function | Collection of Filter Rules
class:Factor | Factor objects
class:FilterRules | Collection of Filter Rules
class:Hits | Hits objects
class:HitsList | List of Hits objects
class:integer_OR_LLint | LLint vectors
class:List | List objects
class:list_OR_List | List objects
class:LLint | LLint vectors
class:NSBS | Subsetting utilities
class:Pairs | Pairs objects
class:Rle | Rle objects
class:SelfHits | Hits objects
class:SelfHitsList | List of Hits objects
class:SimpleList | SimpleList objects
class:SortedByQueryHits | Hits objects
class:SortedByQueryHitsList | List of Hits objects
class:SortedByQuerySelfHits | Hits objects
class:SortedByQuerySelfHitsList | List of Hits objects
class:Vector | Vector objects
class:vector_OR_Vector | Vector objects
classNameForDisplay | Display utilities
classNameForDisplay-method | DataFrame objects
classNameForDisplay-method | Hits objects
classNameForDisplay-method | SimpleList objects
classNameForDisplay-method | Display utilities
coerce-method | DataFrame objects
coerce-method | Factor objects
coerce-method | Collection of Filter Rules
coerce-method | Hits objects
coerce-method | List of Hits objects
coerce-method | LLint vectors
coerce-method | List objects
coerce-method | Pairs objects
coerce-method | Rle objects
coerce-method | SimpleList objects
coerce-method | Vector objects
colnames-method | DataFrame objects
colnames<--method | DataFrame objects
complete.cases-method | DataTable objects
Complex-method | Common operations on Rle objects
coolcat | Display utilities
cor-method | Common operations on Rle objects
countLnodeHits | Hits objects
countLnodeHits-method | Hits objects
countMatches | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
countMatches-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
countQueryHits | Hits objects
countRnodeHits | Hits objects
countRnodeHits-method | Hits objects
countSubjectHits | Hits objects
cov-method | Common operations on Rle objects

## -- D --

DataFrame | DataFrame objects
DataFrame-class | DataFrame objects
DataTable | DataTable objects
DataTable-class | DataTable objects
DataTable_OR_NULL | Vector objects
DataTable_OR_NULL-class | Vector objects
decode | Rle objects
decode-method | Rle objects
DFrame | DataFrame objects
DFrame-class | DataFrame objects
diff-method | Common operations on Rle objects
diff.Rle | Common operations on Rle objects
dim-method | DataTable objects
dimnames-method | DataTable objects
dimnames<--method | DataTable objects
droplevels-method | Common operations on List objects
droplevels-method | Common operations on Rle objects
droplevels.List | Common operations on List objects
droplevels.Rle | Common operations on Rle objects
duplicated-method | DataTable objects
duplicated-method | Rle objects
duplicated-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
duplicated.DataTable | DataTable objects
duplicated.Vector | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
duplicatedIntegerPairs | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors
duplicatedIntegerQuads | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors

## -- E --

elementMetadata | Vector objects
elementMetadata-method | Vector objects
elementMetadata<- | Vector objects
elementMetadata<--method | Vector objects
elementNROWS | List objects
elementNROWS-method | List objects
elementType | List objects
elementType-method | List objects
end-method | Rle objects
endoapply | Common operations on List objects
eval-method | Collection of Filter Rules
evalSeparately | Collection of Filter Rules
evalSeparately-method | Collection of Filter Rules
expand | Unlist the list-like columns of a DataFrame object
expand-method | Unlist the list-like columns of a DataFrame object
expand.grid | Vector objects
expand.grid-method | Vector objects
expression_OR_function | Collection of Filter Rules
expression_OR_function-class | Collection of Filter Rules
extractCOLS | Subsetting utilities
extractROWS | Subsetting utilities
extractROWS-method | Hits objects
extractROWS-method | Rle objects
extractROWS-method | Subsetting utilities

## -- F --

Factor | Factor objects
Factor-class | Factor objects
FactorToClass | Factor objects
FactorToClass-method | Factor objects
Filter-method | Common operations on List objects
FilterMatrix | Matrix for Filter Results
FilterMatrix-class | Matrix for Filter Results
FilterRules | Collection of Filter Rules
filterRules | Matrix for Filter Results
FilterRules-class | Collection of Filter Rules
filterRules-method | Matrix for Filter Results
Find-method | Common operations on List objects
findMatches | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
findMatches-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
findRun | Rle objects
findRun-method | Rle objects
first | Pairs objects
first-method | Pairs objects
first<- | Pairs objects
first<--method | Pairs objects
from | Hits objects
from-method | Hits objects

## -- G --

getListElement | Subsetting utilities
getListElement-method | List objects
getListElement-method | Subsetting utilities
gsub-method | Common operations on Rle objects

## -- H --

head | Vector objects
head-method | Vector objects
head.DataTable | DataTable objects
head.Vector | Vector objects
Hits | Hits objects
Hits-class | Hits objects
Hits-comparison | Comparing and ordering hits
Hits-setops | Set operations on Hits objects
HitsList | List of Hits objects
HitsList-class | List of Hits objects

## -- I --

integer_OR_LLint | LLint vectors
integer_OR_LLint-class | LLint vectors
intersect-method | Rle objects
intersect-method | Set operations on vector-like objects
intersect.Vector | Set operations on vector-like objects
IQR-method | Common operations on Rle objects
is.finite-method | Rle objects
is.LLint | LLint vectors
is.na-method | DataTable objects
is.na-method | LLint vectors
is.na-method | Rle objects
is.na-method | Vector objects
is.unsorted-method | Rle objects
isConstant | Test if a vector-like object is sorted
isConstant-method | Test if a vector-like object is sorted
isEmpty | List objects
isEmpty-method | List objects
isRedundantHit | Hits objects
isSelfHit | Hits objects
isSequence | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors
isSorted | Test if a vector-like object is sorted
isSorted-method | Test if a vector-like object is sorted
isStrictlySorted | Test if a vector-like object is sorted
isStrictlySorted-method | Rle objects
isStrictlySorted-method | Test if a vector-like object is sorted
isStrictlySorted-method | Subsetting utilities

## -- L --

lapply-method | Common operations on List objects
lapply-method | SimpleList objects
length-method | LLint vectors
length-method | Rle objects
length-method | Vector objects
length-method | Subsetting utilities
lengths-method | Vector objects
levels | Factor objects
levels-method | Common operations on Rle objects
levels.Rle | Common operations on Rle objects
levels<- | Factor objects
levels<--method | Factor objects
levels<--method | Common operations on Rle objects
List | List objects
List-class | List objects
List-utils | Common operations on List objects
list_OR_List | List objects
list_OR_List-class | List objects
LLint | LLint vectors
LLint-class | LLint vectors

## -- M --

mad-method | Common operations on Rle objects
mad.Rle | Common operations on Rle objects
Map-method | Common operations on List objects
match | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
match-method | DataFrame comparison methods
match-method | Factor objects
match-method | Comparing and ordering hits
match-method | Pairs objects
match-method | Rle objects
match-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
matchIntegerPairs | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors
matchIntegerQuads | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors
Math-method | Common operations on Rle objects
Math2-method | Common operations on Rle objects
mcols | Vector objects
mcols-method | Vector objects
mcols<- | Vector objects
mcols<--method | Vector objects
mean-method | Common operations on Rle objects
mean.Rle | Common operations on Rle objects
median-method | Common operations on Rle objects
median.Rle | Common operations on Rle objects
mendoapply | Common operations on List objects
merge | Merge vector-like objects
merge-method | DataTable objects
merge-method | Merge vector-like objects
mergeROWS | Subsetting utilities
mergeROWS-method | DataFrame objects
mergeROWS-method | Vector objects
mergeROWS-method | Subsetting utilities
metadata | Annotated class
metadata-method | Annotated class
metadata<- | Annotated class
metadata<--method | Annotated class

## -- N --

na.exclude-method | DataTable objects
na.omit-method | DataTable objects
names-method | Factor objects
names-method | Pairs objects
names-method | SimpleList objects
names<--method | Factor objects
names<--method | Pairs objects
names<--method | SimpleList objects
NA_LLint_ | LLint vectors
nchar-method | Common operations on Rle objects
NCOL-method | DataTable objects
ncol-method | DataFrame objects
nlevels | Factor objects
nlevels-method | Factor objects
nLnode | Hits objects
nLnode-method | Hits objects
nnode | Hits objects
nnode-method | Hits objects
normalizeDoubleBracketSubscript | Subsetting utilities
normalizeSingleBracketReplacementValue | Subsetting utilities
normalizeSingleBracketReplacementValue-method | Subsetting utilities
normalizeSingleBracketSubscript | Subsetting utilities
nRnode | Hits objects
nRnode-method | Hits objects
NROW-method | DataTable objects
NROW-method | Vector objects
nrow-method | DataFrame objects
nrun | Rle objects
nrun-method | Rle objects
NSBS | Subsetting utilities
NSBS-class | Subsetting utilities
NSBS-method | Rle objects
NSBS-method | Subsetting utilities

## -- O --

Ops-method | LLint vectors
Ops-method | Common operations on Rle objects
order-method | DataFrame comparison methods
order-method | Comparing and ordering hits
order-method | Pairs objects
order-method | Rle objects
orderIntegerPairs | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors
orderIntegerQuads | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors

## -- P --

Pairs | Pairs objects
Pairs-class | Pairs objects
parallelSlotNames | Vector objects
parallelSlotNames-method | Factor objects
parallelSlotNames-method | Collection of Filter Rules
parallelSlotNames-method | Hits objects
parallelSlotNames-method | Pairs objects
parallelSlotNames-method | SimpleList objects
parallelSlotNames-method | Vector objects
parallelVectorNames | Vector objects
parallelVectorNames-method | List objects
parallelVectorNames-method | Vector objects
params | Collection of Filter Rules
params-method | Collection of Filter Rules
paste-method | Common operations on Rle objects
pc | Common operations on List objects
pcompare | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
pcompare-method | DataFrame comparison methods
pcompare-method | Factor objects
pcompare-method | Comparing and ordering hits
pcompare-method | Pairs objects
pcompare-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
pmax-method | Common operations on Rle objects
pmax.int-method | Common operations on Rle objects
pmin-method | Common operations on Rle objects
pmin.int-method | Common operations on Rle objects
Position-method | Common operations on List objects

## -- Q --

quantile-method | Common operations on Rle objects
quantile.Rle | Common operations on Rle objects
queryHits | Hits objects
queryHits-method | List of Hits objects
queryLength | Hits objects

## -- R --

rank-method | Rle objects
rank-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
rbind-method | DataFrame objects
rbind-method | DataTable objects
rbind-method | Matrix for Filter Results
rbind-method | Common operations on List objects
rbind.DataFrame | DataFrame objects
Reduce-method | Common operations on List objects
relistToClass | Divide a vector-like object into groups
relistToClass-method | List of Hits objects
relistToClass-method | Divide a vector-like object into groups
remapHits | Hits objects
rename | Vector objects
rename-method | Vector objects
rep | Vector objects
rep-method | Rle objects
rep-method | Vector objects
rep.int | Vector objects
rep.int-method | Rle objects
rep.int-method | Vector objects
replaceCOLS | Subsetting utilities
replaceROWS | Subsetting utilities
replaceROWS-method | DataFrame objects
replaceROWS-method | Rle objects
replaceROWS-method | Vector objects
replaceROWS-method | Subsetting utilities
rev | Vector objects
rev-method | Rle objects
rev-method | Vector objects
rev.Rle | Rle objects
rev.Vector | Vector objects
revElements | Common operations on List objects
revElements-method | Common operations on List objects
Rle | Rle objects
Rle-class | Rle objects
Rle-method | Rle objects
Rle-runstat | Fixed-width running window summaries
Rle-utils | Common operations on Rle objects
ROWNAMES | DataTable objects
ROWNAMES-method | DataTable objects
ROWNAMES-method | Vector objects
rownames-method | DataFrame objects
rownames<--method | DataFrame objects
runLength | Rle objects
runLength-method | Rle objects
runLength<- | Rle objects
runLength<--method | Rle objects
runmean | Fixed-width running window summaries
runmean-method | Fixed-width running window summaries
runmed-method | Fixed-width running window summaries
runq | Fixed-width running window summaries
runq-method | Fixed-width running window summaries
runsum | Fixed-width running window summaries
runsum-method | Fixed-width running window summaries
runValue | Rle objects
runValue-method | Rle objects
runValue<- | Rle objects
runValue<--method | Rle objects
runwtsum | Fixed-width running window summaries
runwtsum-method | Fixed-width running window summaries

## -- S --

safeExplode | Some utility functions to operate on strings
sameAsPreviousROW | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
sameAsPreviousROW-method | DataFrame comparison methods
sameAsPreviousROW-method | Pairs objects
sameAsPreviousROW-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
sapply-method | Common operations on List objects
sd-method | Common operations on Rle objects
second | Pairs objects
second-method | Pairs objects
second<- | Pairs objects
second<--method | Pairs objects
selectHits | Hits objects
SelfHits | Hits objects
SelfHits-class | Hits objects
SelfHitsList | List of Hits objects
SelfHitsList-class | List of Hits objects
selfmatch | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
selfmatch-method | Factor objects
selfmatch-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
selfmatchIntegerPairs | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors
selfmatchIntegerQuads | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors
setdiff-method | Rle objects
setdiff-method | Set operations on vector-like objects
setdiff.Vector | Set operations on vector-like objects
setequal-method | Set operations on vector-like objects
setequal.Vector | Set operations on vector-like objects
setListElement | Subsetting utilities
setListElement-method | List objects
setListElement-method | Subsetting utilities
shiftApply | Apply a function over subsequences of 2 vector-like objects
shiftApply-method | Apply a function over subsequences of 2 vector-like objects
shiftApply-methods | Apply a function over subsequences of 2 vector-like objects
show-method | DataFrame objects
show-method | DataTable objects
show-method | Factor objects
show-method | Matrix for Filter Results
show-method | Collection of Filter Rules
show-method | Hits objects
show-method | LLint vectors
show-method | List objects
show-method | Pairs objects
show-method | Rle objects
show-method | Subsetting utilities
show-utils | Display utilities
showAsCell | Display utilities
showAsCell-method | DataFrame objects
showAsCell-method | Factor objects
showAsCell-method | LLint vectors
showAsCell-method | List objects
showAsCell-method | Rle objects
showAsCell-method | Display utilities
SimpleList | SimpleList objects
SimpleList-class | SimpleList objects
smoothEnds-method | Fixed-width running window summaries
sort-method | Hits objects
sort-method | Rle objects
sort-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
sort.Vector | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
SortedByQueryHits | Hits objects
SortedByQueryHits-class | Hits objects
SortedByQueryHitsList | List of Hits objects
SortedByQueryHitsList-class | List of Hits objects
SortedByQuerySelfHits | Hits objects
SortedByQuerySelfHits-class | Hits objects
SortedByQuerySelfHitsList | List of Hits objects
SortedByQuerySelfHitsList-class | List of Hits objects
space | List of Hits objects
space-method | List of Hits objects
split | Divide a vector-like object into groups
split-method | Divide a vector-like object into groups
splitAsList | Divide a vector-like object into groups
splitAsList-method | List of Hits objects
splitAsList-method | Divide a vector-like object into groups
start-method | Rle objects
sub-method | Common operations on Rle objects
subjectHits | Hits objects
subjectHits-method | List of Hits objects
subjectLength | Hits objects
subset | Vector objects
subset-method | DataTable objects
subset-method | Vector objects
subset.Vector | Vector objects
subsetByFilter | Collection of Filter Rules
subsetByFilter-method | Collection of Filter Rules
subsetting-utils | Subsetting utilities
substr-method | Common operations on Rle objects
substring-method | Common operations on Rle objects
Summary-method | LLint vectors
Summary-method | Common operations on Rle objects
summary-method | Matrix for Filter Results
summary-method | Collection of Filter Rules
summary-method | Hits objects
summary-method | Common operations on Rle objects
summary-method | Vector objects
summary.Hits | Hits objects
summary.Rle | Common operations on Rle objects
summary.Vector | Vector objects
svn.time | Some utility functions to operate on strings

## -- T --

t-method | Hits objects
t-method | List of Hits objects
t.Hits | Hits objects
table-method | Rle objects
table-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
tabulate-method | Rle objects
tail | Vector objects
tail-method | Vector objects
tail.DataTable | DataTable objects
tail.Vector | Vector objects
to | Hits objects
to-method | Hits objects
toListOfIntegerVectors | Some utility functions to operate on integer vectors
tolower-method | Common operations on Rle objects
toupper-method | Common operations on Rle objects
transform-method | DataTable objects
transform.DataTable | DataTable objects

## -- U --

unfactor | Factor objects
unfactor-method | Factor objects
union-method | Set operations on Hits objects
union-method | Rle objects
union-method | Set operations on vector-like objects
union.Vector | Set operations on vector-like objects
unique-method | DataTable objects
unique-method | Rle objects
unique-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
unique.DataTable | DataTable objects
unique.Vector | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
unlist-method | List objects
unstrsplit | Some utility functions to operate on strings
unstrsplit-method | Some utility functions to operate on strings
updateObject-method | DataFrame objects
updateObject-method | Hits objects
updateObject-method | Vector objects

## -- V --

values | Vector objects
values-method | Vector objects
values<- | Vector objects
values<--method | Vector objects
var-method | Common operations on Rle objects
Vector | Vector objects
Vector-class | Vector objects
Vector-comparison | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
Vector-merge | Merge vector-like objects
Vector-setops | Set operations on vector-like objects
vector_OR_Vector | Vector objects
vector_OR_Vector-class | Vector objects

## -- W --

which-method | Common operations on Rle objects
which.max-method | Common operations on Rle objects
width-method | Rle objects
window | Vector objects
window-method | Vector objects
window.Vector | Vector objects
within-method | Common operations on List objects

## -- X --

xtabs-method | DataTable objects
xtfrm-method | Factor objects
xtfrm-method | Rle objects
xtfrm-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects

## -- Z --

zipdown | Convert between parallel vectors and lists
zipdown-method | Convert between parallel vectors and lists
zipup | Convert between parallel vectors and lists
zipup-method | Pairs objects
zipup-method | Convert between parallel vectors and lists

## -- misc --

!-method | Common operations on Rle objects
!=-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
$-method | List objects
$<--method | List objects
%in%-method | Rle objects
%in%-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
&-method | Collection of Filter Rules
<-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
<=-method | DataFrame comparison methods
<=-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
==-method | DataFrame comparison methods
==-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
>-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
>=-method | Compare, order, tabulate vector-like objects
[ | Vector objects
[-method | DataFrame objects
[-method | Matrix for Filter Results
[-method | Collection of Filter Rules
[-method | List objects
[-method | Rle objects
[-method | Vector objects
[<--method | DataFrame objects
[<--method | List objects
[<--method | Rle objects
[<--method | Vector objects
[[-method | DataFrame objects
[[-method | List objects
[[<--method | DataFrame objects
[[<--method | Collection of Filter Rules
[[<--method | List objects