raster (version 2.3-40)

erase: Erase parts of a Spatial* object

Description

Erase parts of a Spatial* objects with another Spatial* object

Usage

## S3 method for class 'SpatialPolygons,SpatialPolygons':
erase(x, y, ...)

Arguments

x

Spatial* object

y

Spatial* object

...

Additional arguments (none)

Value

• Spatial*

Examples

if (require(rgdal) & require(rgeos)) {
	p <- shapefile(system.file("external/lux.shp", package="raster"))
	b <- as(extent(6, 6.4, 49.75, 50), 'SpatialPolygons')
	projection(b) <- projection(p)
	e <- erase(p, b)
	plot(e)
}