[R] show and produce PDF file with pdf() and dev.off( ) in function

[Uwe Ligges]

On 24.03.2012 13:11, Igor Sosa Mayor wrote:
> apart from the other answers, be aware that you have to 'print' the
> graph with
>
> pl<-plot(x)
> print(pl)


Which is true for lattice function but not for a base graphics plot().

Uwe Ligges



> in case you're using lattice or ggplot2 plots.
>
> On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 02:40:04PM -0700, casperyc wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I know how to use pdf() and dev.off() to produce and save a graph.
>>
>> However, when I put them in a function say
>>
>> myplot(x=1:20){
>>    pdf("xplot.pdf")
>>    plot(x)
>>    dev.off()
>> }
>>
>> the function work. But is there a way show the graph in R as well as saving
>> it to the workspace?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> casper
>>
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