ggblanket (version 11.1.0)

label_every_nth: Label every nth element

Description

Label every nth element in a vector, and replace the rest with "".

Usage

label_every_nth(..., n = 2, offset = 0)

Value

A labelling function

Arguments

...

If numeric, arguments passed to the scales::comma function. Otherwise, arguments passed to format.

n

The increment of elements to hold as is. Defaults to 2.

offset

An offset for which element to first hold. Defaults to 0. Possible values are -1 to (n - 2)

Examples

 label_every_nth()(scales::comma(seq(1000, 5000, 1000)))
 label_every_nth()(lubridate::ymd(c("2021-01-01", "2022-01-01", "2023-01-01", "2024-01-01")))
 label_every_nth()(LETTERS[1:12])

 library(dplyr)
 library(palmerpenguins)

 set_blanket()

 penguins |>
   mutate(across(sex, \(x) stringr::str_to_sentence(x))) |>
   gg_point(
     x = flipper_length_mm,
     y = body_mass_g,
     col = sex,
     x_labels = label_every_nth(),
     y_labels = label_every_nth(),
   )