R: Plot and Summarize Trellis Objects

C_05_print.trellis {lattice} | R Documentation

## Plot and Summarize Trellis Objects

### Description

The `print` and `plot` methods produce a graph from a `"trellis"` object. The `print` method is necessary for automatic plotting. `plot` method is essentially an alias, provided for convenience. The `summary` method gives a textual summary of the object. `dim` and `dimnames` describe the cross-tabulation induced by conditioning. `panel.error` is the default handler used when an error occurs while executing the panel function.

### Usage

    ## S3 method for class 'trellis'
    plot(x, position, split,
          more = FALSE, newpage = TRUE,
          packet.panel = packet.panel.default,
          draw.in = NULL,
          panel.height = lattice.getOption("layout.heights")$panel,
          panel.width = lattice.getOption("layout.widths")$panel,
          save.object = lattice.getOption("save.object"),
          panel.error = lattice.getOption("panel.error"),
          prefix,
          ...)
    ## S3 method for class 'trellis'
    print(x, ...)

    ## S3 method for class 'trellis'
    summary(object, ...)

    ## S3 method for class 'trellis'
    dim(x)
    ## S3 method for class 'trellis'
    dimnames(x)

    panel.error(e)

### Arguments

`x, object` | an object of class `"trellis"`
`position` | a vector of 4 numbers, typically c(xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax) that give the lower-left and upper-right corners of a rectangle in which the Trellis plot of x is to be positioned. The coordinate system for this rectangle is [0-1] in both the x and y directions.
`split` | a vector of 4 integers, c(x,y,nx,ny) , that says to position the current plot at the x,y position in a regular array of nx by ny plots. (Note: this has origin at top left)
`more` | A logical specifying whether more plots will follow on this page.
`newpage` | A logical specifying whether the plot should be on a new page. This option is specific to lattice, and is useful for including lattice plots in an arbitrary grid viewport (see the details section).
`packet.panel` | a function that determines which packet (data subset) is plotted in which panel. Panels are always drawn in an order such that columns vary the fastest, then rows and then pages. This function determines, given the column, row and page and other relevant information, the packet (if any) which should be used in that panel. By default, the association is determnined by matching panel order with packet order, which is determined by varying the first conditioning variable the fastest, then the second, and so on. This association rule is encoded in the default, namely the function `packet.panel.default`, whose help page details the arguments supplied to whichever function is specified as the `packet.panel` argument.
`draw.in` | An optional (grid) viewport (used as the `name` argument in `downViewport`) in which the plot is to be drawn. If specified, the `newpage` argument is ignored. This feature is not well-tested.
`panel.width, panel.height` | lists with 2 components, that should be valid `x` and `units` arguments to `unit()` (the `data` argument cannot be specified currently, but can be considered for addition if needed). The resulting `unit` object will be the width/height of each panel in the Lattice plot. These arguments can be used to explicitly control the dimensions of the panel, rather than letting them expand to maximize available space. Vector widths are allowed, and can specify unequal lengths across rows or columns. Note that this option should not be used in conjunction with non-default values of the `aspect` argument in the original high level call (no error will be produced, but the resulting behaviour is undefined).
`save.object` | logical, specifying whether the object being printed is to be saved. The last object thus saved can be subsequently retrieved. This is an experimental feature that should allow access to a panel's data after the plot is done, making it possible to enhance the plot after the fact. This also allows the user to invoke the `update` method on the current plot, even if it was not assigned to a variable explicitly. For more details, see `trellis.focus`.
`panel.error` | a function, or a character string naming a function, that is to be executed when an error occurs during the execution of the panel function. The error is caught (using `tryCatch`) and supplied as the only argument to `panel.error`. The default behaviour (implemented as the `panel.error` function) is to print the corresponding error message in the panel and continue. To stop execution on error, use `panel.error = stop`. Normal error recovery and debugging tools are unhelpful when `tryCatch` is used. `tryCatch` can be completely bypassed by setting `panel.error` to NULL.
`prefix` | A character string acting as a prefix identifying the plot of a `"trellis"` object, primarily used in constructing viewport and grob names, to distinguish similar viewports if a page contains multiple plots. The default is based on the serial number of the current plot on the current page (specifically, `"plot_01"`, `"plot_02"`, etc.). If supplied explicitly, this must be a valid R symbol name (briefly, it must start with a letter or a period followed by a letter) and must not contain the grid path separator (currently `"::"`).
`e` | an error condition caught by `tryCatch`
`...` | extra arguments, ignored by the `print` method. All arguments to the `plot` method are passed on to the `print` method.

### Details

This is the default print method for objects of class `"trellis"`, produced by calls to functions like `xyplot`, `bwplot` etc. It is usually called automatically when a trellis object is produced. It can also be called explicitly to control plot positioning by means of the arguments `split` and `position`.

When `newpage = FALSE`, the current grid viewport is treated as the plotting area, making it possible to embed a Lattice plot inside an arbitrary grid viewport. The `draw.in` argument provides an alternative mechanism that may be simpler to use.

The print method uses the information in `x` (the object to be printed) to produce a display using the Grid graphics engine. At the heart of the plot is a grid layout, of which the entries of most interest to the user are the ones containing the display panels.

Unlike in older versions of Lattice (and Grid), the grid display tree is retained after the plot is produced, making it possible to access individual viewport locations and make additions to the plot. For more details and a lattice level interface to these viewports, see `trellis.focus`.

### Note

Unlike S-PLUS, trying to position a multipage display (using `position` and/or `split`) will mess things up.

### Author(s)

Deepayan Sarkar Deepayan.Sarkar@R-project.org

### See Also

`Lattice`, `unit`, `update.trellis`, `trellis.focus`, `packet.panel.default`

### Examples

    p11 <- histogram( ~ height | voice.part, data = singer, xlab="Height")
    p12 <- densityplot( ~ height | voice.part, data = singer, xlab = "Height")
    p2 <- histogram( ~ height, data = singer, xlab = "Height")

    ## simple positioning by split
    print(p11, split=c(1,1,1,2), more=TRUE)
    print(p2, split=c(1,2,1,2))

    ## Combining split and position:
    print(p11, position = c(0,0,.75,.75), split=c(1,1,1,2), more=TRUE)
    print(p12, position = c(0,0,.75,.75), split=c(1,2,1,2), more=TRUE)
    print(p2, position = c(.5,.75,1,1), more=FALSE)

    ## Using seekViewport

    ## repeat same plot, with different polynomial fits in each panel
    xyplot(Armed.Forces ~ Year, longley, index.cond = list(rep(1, 6)),
           layout = c(3, 2),
           panel = function(x, y, ...)
           {
               panel.xyplot(x, y, ...)
               fm <- lm(y ~ poly(x, panel.number()))
               llines(x, predict(fm))
           })

    ## Not run:
    grid::seekViewport(trellis.vpname("panel", 1, 1))
    cat("Click somewhere inside the first panel:\n")
    ltext(grid::grid.locator(), lab = "linear")

    ## End(Not run)

    grid::seekViewport(trellis.vpname("panel", 1, 1))
    grid::grid.text("linear")

    grid::seekViewport(trellis.vpname("panel", 2, 1))
    grid::grid.text("quadratic")

    grid::seekViewport(trellis.vpname("panel", 3, 1))
    grid::grid.text("cubic")

    grid::seekViewport(trellis.vpname("panel", 1, 2))
    grid::grid.text("degree 4")

    grid::seekViewport(trellis.vpname("panel", 2, 2))
    grid::grid.text("degree 5")

    grid::seekViewport(trellis.vpname("panel", 3, 2))
    grid::grid.text("degree 6")

[Package lattice version 0.20-6 Index]