Plotting character patterned grobs

grid.pattern_pch() draws a plotting character pattern onto the graphic device.

grid.pattern_pch(
  x = c(0, 0, 1, 1),
  y = c(1, 0, 0, 1),
  id = 1L,
  ...,
  colour = gp$col %||% "grey20",
  fill = gp$fill %||% "grey80",
  angle = 30,
  density = 0.2,
  spacing = 0.05,
  xoffset = 0,
  yoffset = 0,
  units = "snpc",
  scale = 0.5,
  shape = 1L,
  grid = "square",
  type = NULL,
  subtype = NULL,
  rot = 0,
  alpha = gp$alpha %||% NA_real_,
  linetype = gp$lty %||% 1,
  linewidth = size %||% gp$lwd %||% 1,
  size = NULL,
  default.units = "npc",
  name = NULL,
  gp = gpar(),
  draw = TRUE,
  vp = NULL
)

Arguments

x: A numeric vector or unit object specifying x-locations of the pattern boundary.
y: A numeric vector or unit object specifying y-locations of the pattern boundary.
id: A numeric vector used to separate locations in x, y into multiple boundaries. All locations within the same id belong to the same boundary.
...: Currently ignored.
colour: Stroke colour(s).
fill: Fill colour(s) or grid::pattern() / gradient object(s).
angle: Rotation angle in degrees.
density: Approx. fraction of area the pattern fills.
spacing: Spacing between repetitions of pattern (in units units).
xoffset: Shift pattern along x axis (in units units).
yoffset: Shift pattern along y axis (in units units).
units: grid::unit() units for spacing, xoffset, and yoffset parameters.
scale: For star polygons, multiplier (between 0 and 1) applied to exterior radius to get interior radius.
shape: An integer from 0 to 25 or NA. See graphics::points() for more details. Note we only support these shapes and do not support arbitrary ASCII / Unicode characters.
grid: Adjusts placement and density of certain graphical elements. "square" (default) is a square grid. "hex" is a hexagonal grid suitable for hexagonal and triangular tiling. "hex_circle" is a hexagonal grid suitable for circle packing. "elongated_triangle" is a grid used for the "elongated triangle" tiling.
type: Adjusts the repeating of certain aesthetics such as color. Can use any type in names_hex, names_square, or names_weave. See for pattern_hex(), pattern_square(), and pattern_weave() for more information about supported type arguments.
subtype: See for pattern_hex(), pattern_square(), and pattern_weave() for more information about supported subtype arguments.
rot: Angle to rotate regular polygon (degrees, counter-clockwise).
alpha: Alpha (between 0 and 1) or NA (default, preserves colors' alpha value).
linetype: Stroke linetype.
linewidth: Stroke linewidth.
size: For backwards compatibility can be used to set linewidth.
default.units: A string indicating the default units to use if x or y are only given as numeric vectors.
name: A character identifier.
gp: An object of class "gpar", typically the output from a call to the function gpar. This is basically a list of graphical parameter settings.
draw: A logical value indicating whether graphics output should be produced.
vp: A Grid viewport object (or NULL).

Value

A grid grob object invisibly. If draw is TRUE then also draws to the graphic device as a side effect.

Examples

x_hex <- 0.5 + 0.5 * cos(seq(2 * pi / 4, by = 2 * pi / 6, length.out = 6))
y_hex <- 0.5 + 0.5 * sin(seq(2 * pi / 4, by = 2 * pi / 6, length.out = 6))
gp <- grid::gpar(col = "black", fill = "lightblue")

if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
  # pch 0-6 are simple shapes with no fill
  grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = 0:6, gp = gp,
                   spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
}

if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
  # pch 7-14 are compound shapes with no fill
  grid::grid.newpage()
  grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = 7:14, gp = gp,
                   spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
}

if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
  # pch 15-20 are filled with 'col'
  grid::grid.newpage()
  grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = 15:20, gp = gp,
                   spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
}

if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
  # pch 21-25 are filled with 'fill'
  grid::grid.newpage()
  grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = 21:25, gp = gp,
                   spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
}

if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
  # using a 'basket' weave `type` with two shapes
  grid::grid.newpage()
  grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = c(1,4), gp = gp,
                   type = "basket",
                   spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
}

Arguments

Value

See also

Examples