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Arrow theme element

element_arrow.Rd

Using the theme system, draws arrows in places where element_line() are valid theme elements. Note that the default use of element_arrow() does not actually draw an arrow unless one of the arrow_ arguments is set.

Usage

element_arrow(
  colour = NULL,
  linewidth = NULL,
  linewidth_head = NULL,
  linewidth_fins = NULL,
  stroke_colour = NULL,
  stroke_width = NULL,
  arrow_head = NULL,
  arrow_fins = NULL,
  arrow_mid = NULL,
  length = NULL,
  length_head = NULL,
  length_fins = NULL,
  length_mid = NULL,
  resect = NULL,
  resect_head = NULL,
  resect_fins = NULL,
  justify = NULL,
  force_arrow = NULL,
  mid_place = NULL,
  lineend = NULL,
  linejoin = NULL,
  linemitre = NULL,
  inherit.blank = FALSE
)

Arguments

colour

The colour of the arrow.

linewidth, linewidth_head, linewidth_fins

The width of the arrow shaft in millimetres. linewidth is the default width, whereas linewidth_head and linewidth_fins can set non-uniform width at the end and start of the line respectively.

stroke_colour

The colour of the arrow outline.

stroke_width

The width of the arrow outlien.

arrow_head, arrow_fins, arrow_mid

Arrow ornament shapes for the arrow head, arrow fins and middle arrows respectively. Can be one of the following: * NULL for not drawing the ornament. * A <character> of length 1 naming an ornament constructor without the "arrow_"-prefix, like "head_wings" or "fins_feather". * A 2-column matrix, such as those built by the ornament constructors.

length, length_head, length_fins, length_mid

Determines the size of the arrow ornaments. length sets the default length, whereas length_head, length_fins and length_mid set the lengths of the arrow head, arrow fins or middle arrows respectively. Can be one of the following:

  • A <numeric> to set the ornament size relative to the linewidth{_\*} settings.

  • A <unit> to control the ornament size in an absolute manner. Behaviour of relative units such as "npc" or "null" is undefined.

resect, resect_head, resect_fins

A numeric(1) denoting millimetres or <unit> to set an offset from the start and end points of the line such that the arrow is shortened. resect sets the default offset, whereas resect_head and resect_fins sets these offsets for the end- and start-point respectively.

justify

A numeric(1) between [0-1] to control where the arrow ornaments should be drawn relative to the (resected) path's endpoints. A value of 0 (default) sets the ornament's tips at the path's endpoint, whereas a value of 1 sets the ornament's base at the path's endpoint.

force_arrow

A logical(1) which if TRUE, will draw arrow ornaments even when the path's length is shorter than the arrow heads and fins. If FALSE, such ornaments will be dropped.

mid_place

Sets the location of middle (interior) ornaments when arrow_mid has been provided. Can be one of the following:

  • A <numeric> vector with values between [0-1] to set middle ornaments at relative positions along the arc-length of the (resected) path.

  • A <unit> to fill a path with ornaments with th provided unit as spacing between one ornament to the next.

lineend

A character(1) setting the style of the line ends without ornaments. Can be "round", "butt" or "square".

linejoin

A character(1) setting the style of path corners. Can be "round", "mitre" or "bevel".

linemitre

A numeric(1) greater than 1 setting the path's mitre limits.

inherit.blank

A logical(1) indicating if this element should inherit the existence of an <element_blank> among its parents. If TRUE, the existence of a blank element among its parents will cause this element to be blank as well. If FALSE, any blank parent element will be ignored when calculating final element state.

Value

An <element_arrow> object that can replace <element_line> objects in theme().

Examples

# Setting a bunch of arrows all over the theme
ggplot(whirlpool(5), aes(x, y, group = group)) +
  geom_path() +
  theme(
    # Proper arrow with variable width for x-axis line
    axis.line.x = element_arrow(
      arrow_head = "head_wings", linewidth_head = 2, linewidth_fins = 0
    ),
    # Just a variable width line for the y-axis line
    axis.line.y = element_arrow(linewidth_head = 0, linewidth_fins = 5,
                                lineend = "round"),
    # Arrows for the y-axis ticks
    axis.ticks.y = element_arrow(arrow_fins = arrow_head_line(angle = 45)),
    # Variable width lines for the x-axis ticks
    axis.ticks.x = element_arrow(linewidth_head = 3, linewidth_fins = 0),
    axis.ticks.length = unit(0.5, 'cm'),
    # Arrows for major panel grid
    panel.grid.major = element_arrow(
      arrow_head = "head_wings", arrow_fins = "fins_feather", length = 10
    ),
    # Shortened lines for the minor panel grid
    panel.grid.minor = element_arrow(resect = 20)
  )