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Initialize Object
Description
This function is generic; method functions can be written to handle
specific classes of objects. Classes which already have methods for
this function include: corStruct, lmeStruct,
reStruct, and varFunc.
Usage
Initialize(object, data, ...)
Arguments
| object | any object requiring initialization, e.g. "plug-in"
structures such as  | 
| data | a data frame to be used in the initialization procedure. | 
| ... | some methods for this generic function require additional arguments. | 
Value
an initialized object with the same class as object. Changes
introduced by the initialization procedure will depend on the method
function used; see the appropriate documentation. 
Author(s)
José Pinheiro and Douglas Bates bates@stat.wisc.edu
References
Pinheiro, J.C., and Bates, D.M. (2000) "Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-PLUS", Springer.
See Also
Initialize.corStruct,
Initialize.lmeStruct,
Initialize.glsStruct, 
Initialize.varFunc, 
isInitialized
Examples
## see the method function documentation