Wrap a 1d ribbon of panels into 2d.
Most displays are roughly rectangular, so if you have a categorical
variable with many levels, it doesn't make sense to try and display them
all in one row (or one column). To solve this dilemma, facet_wrap
wraps a 1d sequence of panels into 2d, making best use of screen real estate.
facet_wrap( facets, nrow = NULL, ncol = NULL, scales = "fixed", shrink = TRUE, labeller = "label_value", as.table = TRUE, switch = NULL, drop = TRUE, dir = "h" )
facets |
Either a formula or character vector. Use either a
one sided formula, |
nrow, ncol |
Number of rows and columns. |
scales |
should Scales be fixed ( |
shrink |
If |
labeller |
A function that takes one data frame of labels and
returns a list or data frame of character vectors. Each input
column corresponds to one factor. Thus there will be more than
one with formulae of the type |
as.table |
If |
switch |
By default, the labels are displayed on the top of
the plot. If |
drop |
If |
dir |
Direction: either "h" for horizontal, the default, or "v", for vertical. |
ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, hwy)) + geom_point() + facet_wrap(~class) # Control the number of rows and columns with nrow and ncol ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, hwy)) + geom_point() + facet_wrap(~class, nrow = 4) # You can facet by multiple variables ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, hwy)) + geom_point() + facet_wrap(~ cyl + drv) # Or use a character vector: ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, hwy)) + geom_point() + facet_wrap(c("cyl", "drv")) # Use the `labeller` option to control how labels are printed: ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, hwy)) + geom_point() + facet_wrap(c("cyl", "drv"), labeller = "label_both") # To change the order in which the panels appear, change the levels # of the underlying factor. mpg$class2 <- reorder(mpg$class, mpg$displ) ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, hwy)) + geom_point() + facet_wrap(~class2) # By default, the same scales are used for all panels. You can allow # scales to vary across the panels with the `scales` argument. # Free scales make it easier to see patterns within each panel, but # harder to compare across panels. ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, hwy)) + geom_point() + facet_wrap(~class, scales = "free") # To repeat the same data in every panel, simply construct a data frame # that does not contain the facetting variable. ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, hwy)) + geom_point(data = transform(mpg, class = NULL), colour = "grey85") + geom_point() + facet_wrap(~class) # Use `switch` to display the facet labels near an axis, acting as # a subtitle for this axis. This is typically used with free scales # and a theme without boxes around strip labels. ggplot(economics_long, aes(date, value)) + geom_line() + facet_wrap(~variable, scales = "free_y", nrow = 2, switch = "x") + theme(strip.background = element_blank())
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