ggplot2 (version 0.9.0)

update_element: Update theme param

Description

Update contents of a theme

Usage

update_element(name, ...)

Arguments

name

name of a theme element

...

Pairs of name and value of theme parameters.

Value

• Updated theme element

Examples

x <- theme_text(size = 15)
update_element(x, colour = "red")
# Partial matching works
update_element(x, col = "red")
# So does positional
update_element(x, "Times New Roman")
# And it throws an error if you use an argument that doesn't exist
update_element(x, noargument = 12)
# Or multiple arguments with the same name
update_element(x, size = 12, size = 15)

# Will look up element if given name
update_element("axis.text.x", colour = 20)
# Throws error if incorrectly named
update_element("axis.text", colour = 20)