System                package:R.utils                R Documentation

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     Package:  R.utils 
      *Class System*

     'Object'
      '~~|'
      '~~+--''System'

     *Directly known subclasses:*


     public static class *System*
      extends Object

     The System class contains several useful class fields and methods.
     It cannot be instantiated.

_F_i_e_l_d_s _a_n_d _M_e_t_h_o_d_s:

     *Methods:*

         'currentTimeMillis'   Get the current time in milliseconds.
         'findGhostscript'     Searches for the ghostview binary on the current system.
         'findGraphicsDevice'  Searches for a working PNG device.
         'getHostname'         Retrieves the computer name of the current host.
         'getUsername'         Retrieves the name of the user running R.
         'openBrowser'         Opens an HTML document using the OS default HTML browser.
         'parseDebian'         Parses a string, file or connection for Debian formatted parameters.

     *Methods inherited from Object*:
      $, $<-, [[, [[<-, as.character, attach, attachLocally, clone,
     detach, equals, extend, finalize, getFields, getInstanciationTime,
     getStaticInstance, hasField, hashCode, ll, load, objectSize,
     print, save

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Henrik Bengtsson (<URL: http://www.braju.com/R/>)

