How to assign the (image) output of a basic plot() in R

Question

Is it possible to assign plot() output in the same way as ggplot2 output?

e.g.

my_plot <- plot(c(1,2,3))

my_plot
# [1] NULL

The above doesn't work, but the following (for ggplot) does:

library(ggplot2)
my_ggplot <- ggplot(mapping = aes(x = 1:3, y = c(1,2,3))) + geom_point()

# Running this will show the plot
my_ggplot

@StéphaneLaurent you are correct it's the same question. Should I delete it? — stevec, Feb 14 '19 at 09:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '19 at 08:45

1

You can use recordPlot() method

answered Feb 14 '19 at 08:45

Marwan Mostafa

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 14 '19 at 09:07

0

In case it's useful, here's an extremely simple example that works

plot(1:15) # make plot
p <- recordPlot() # assign plot
p # view plot

answered Feb 14 '19 at 09:07

stevec

2 Answers2