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<div><h1>methods -- list methods</h1>
<div class="single"><h2>Description</h2>
<div><div><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<ul><li><div class="list"><dl class="element"><dt class="heading">Usage: </dt><dd class="value"><div><tt>methods x</tt></div>
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<li>Inputs:<ul><li><span><tt>x</tt>, <span>a <a href="___Function.html">function</a></span>, <span>a <a href="___Type.html">type</a></span>, or <span>a <a href="___Keyword.html">keyword</a></span></span></li>
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<li>Outputs:<ul><li><span><span>a <a href="___Vertical__List.html">vertical list</a></span> of those methods associated with <tt>x</tt></span></li>
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<table class="examples"><tr><td><pre>i1 : methods BettiTally
o1 = {(**, BettiTally, BettiTally) }
{(*, QQ, BettiTally) }
{(*, ZZ, BettiTally) }
{(++, BettiTally, BettiTally) }
{(==, BettiTally, BettiTally) }
{(betti, BettiTally) }
{(codim, BettiTally) }
{(degree, BettiTally) }
{(dual, BettiTally) }
{(hilbertPolynomial, ZZ, BettiTally)}
{(hilbertSeries, ZZ, BettiTally) }
{(lift, BettiTally, ZZ) }
{(mathML, BettiTally) }
{(net, BettiTally) }
{(pdim, BettiTally) }
{(poincare, BettiTally) }
{(regularity, BettiTally) }
{(SPACE, BettiTally, Array) }
{(SPACE, BettiTally, ZZ) }
{(tex, BettiTally) }
{(texMath, BettiTally) }
o1 : VerticalList</pre>
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<tr><td><pre>i2 : methods resolution
o2 = {(resolution, Ideal) }
{(resolution, Matrix) }
{(resolution, Module) }
{(resolution, MonomialIdeal)}
o2 : VerticalList</pre>
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<tr><td><pre>i3 : methods symbol @@
o3 = {((@@, =), Thing, Thing) }
{((@@, =), Type, Type) }
{(@@, Function, Function)}
{(@@, Thing, Thing) }
o3 : VerticalList</pre>
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<div><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<ul><li><div class="list"><dl class="element"><dt class="heading">Usage: </dt><dd class="value"><div><tt>methods(s,X)</tt></div>
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<li>Inputs:<ul><li><span><tt>s</tt>, <span>a <a href="___Symbol.html">symbol</a></span></span></li>
<li><span><tt>X</tt>, <span>a <a href="___Type.html">type</a></span></span></li>
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<li>Outputs:<ul><li><span><span>a <a href="___Vertical__List.html">vertical list</a></span> of those methods associated with the operator <tt>s</tt> and the type <tt>X</tt></span></li>
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<table class="examples"><tr><td><pre>i4 : methods( symbol ++, Module)
o4 = {(++, GradedModule, Module)}
{(++, Module, GradedModule)}
{(++, Module, Module) }
o4 : VerticalList</pre>
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<div><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<ul><li><div class="list"><dl class="element"><dt class="heading">Usage: </dt><dd class="value"><div><tt>methods(X,Y)</tt></div>
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<li>Inputs:<ul><li><span><tt>X</tt>, <span>a <a href="___Type.html">type</a></span></span></li>
<li><span><tt>Y</tt>, <span>a <a href="___Type.html">type</a></span></span></li>
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<li>Outputs:<ul><li><span><span>a <a href="___Vertical__List.html">vertical list</a></span> of those methods associated with </span></li>
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<table class="examples"><tr><td><pre>i5 : methods( Matrix, Matrix )
o5 = {(%, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(**, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(*, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(++, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(+, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(-, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(//, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(==, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(|, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(||, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(contract', Matrix, Matrix) }
{(contract, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(diff', Matrix, Matrix) }
{(diff, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(homology, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(markedGB, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(modulo, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(quotient', Matrix, Matrix) }
{(quotient, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(quotientRemainder', Matrix, Matrix) }
{(quotientRemainder, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(remainder', Matrix, Matrix) }
{(remainder, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(solve, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(subquotient, Matrix, Matrix) }
{(subquotient, Module, Matrix, Matrix)}
{(substitute, Matrix, Matrix) }
o5 : VerticalList</pre>
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This function operates by examining those types that are values of global symbols for keys that appear to be storing references to methods. Types that don't appear as values of global variables will not be examined, so perhaps not all methods will be found.</div>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>Ways to use <tt>methods</tt> :</h2>
<ul><li>methods(Command)</li>
<li>methods(Sequence)</li>
<li>methods(Thing)</li>
<li>methods(Type)</li>
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