xlab {ggplot2} R Documentation

Modify axis, legend, and plot labels

Description


Good labels are critical for making your plots accessible to a
wider audience. Always ensure the axis and legend labels display
the full variable name. Use the plot title and subtitle to
explain the main findings. It's common to use the caption to
provide information about the data source. tag can be used for
adding identification tags to differentiate between multiple
plots.

Usage

xlab(label);

Arguments

label

The title of the respective axis (for xlab() or ylab()) or of the plot (for ggtitle()). [as string]

Details

You can also set axis and legend labels in the individual scales (using the first argument, the name). If you're changing other scale options, this is recommended. If a plot already has a title, subtitle, caption, etc., And you want To remove it, you can Do so by setting the respective argument To NULL. For example, If plot p has a subtitle, Then p + labs(subtitle = NULL) will remove the subtitle from the plot.

Authors

SMRUCC genomics institute

Value

this function returns data object of type ggplotOption.

clr value class

Examples

[Package ggplot2 version 1.0.0.0 Index]