segments R Function

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The segments R Function | 3 Example Codes

Basic R Syntax:

segments(x0 = 1, y0 = 1, x1 = 2, y1 = 2)

The segments R function draws a line segment between two pairs of points. The basic syntax for segments in R is shown above.

In the following article, I’m going to show you three examples for the application of the segments command in the R programming language.

So if you want to know more about the segments function, keep reading…

Example 1: Basic Application of the segments R Function

The basic usage of the segments R function is quite straight forward. Let’s first create an empty plot, to which we can add a line segment:

plot(0, 0, col = "white", xlab = "", ylab = "") # Create empty example plot

Segments R Function Example - Empty R Plot

Graphic 1: Empty Plot as Preparation for Segments R Example.

Now, let’s apply the segments R function in order to draw a line segment:

segments(x0 = - 1, y0 = - 0.5, x1 = 0.5, y1 = 0) # Draw one line

Segments R Function Example - One Line Segment

Graphic 2: Basic Application of segments() Function.

As you can see, we had to specify four different values within the segments function:

x0 & y0: The x-y coordinates of the starting point from which to draw the line segment. x1 & y1: The x-y coordinates of the ending point to which to draw the line segment.

That’s it!

By the way, you may also have a look at the following YouTube video. In the video, I explain the R programming code of Example 1.

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However, the segments R function is very flexible. In the next example I’m going to show you some ways to make the line segments of your graphic much prettier…

Example 2: How to Modify Color, Thickness & Line Type

In the following example, I’m going to show you how to modify color, thickness and line type of your line segments. First, we need to create an empty plot (as in Example 1):

plot(0, 0, col = "white", xlab = "", ylab = "") # Create empty example plot

We then can apply the segments command as in Example 1, but with additional specifications:

segments(x0 = - 1, y0 = - 0.5, x1 = 0.5, y1 = 0, # Draw one line as in Example 1 col = "cornflowerblue", # Color of line lwd = 5, # Thickness of line lty = "dotted") # Line type

Segments R Function Example - Line Segment with Color, Different Thikness and Dotted Line Type

Graphic 3: Manual modifications of segments() Function: Color, Thickness & Line Type.

As you can see, I changed the color, the thickness, and the line type of our line segment. However, many other arguments for modifying line segments can be found in the par help documentation.

Example 3: Add Multiple Line Segments to R Plot

The segments R function can also be useful, when you need to draw multiple lines to your graph. Again, let’s start with an empty figure:

plot(0, 0, col = "white", xlab = "", ylab = "") # Create empty example plot

Now, let’s crate a data frame, in which we specify multiple starting and ending x-y coordinates:

mult_seg

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