

   EExxttrraacctt DDaattaa ffrroomm aann OObbjjeecctt

        getData(object)

   AArrgguummeennttss::

     object: an object from which a data.frame can be
             extracted, generally a fitted model object.

   DDeessccrriippttiioonn::

        This function is generic; method functions can be writ-
        ten to handle specific classes of objects. Classes
        which already have methods for this function include
        `gls', `lme', and `lmList'.

   VVaalluuee::

        will depend on the method function used; see the appro-
        priate documentation.

   AAuutthhoorr((ss))::

        Jose Pinheiro and Douglas Bates

   EExxaammpplleess::

        ## see the method function documentation

