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Reputation: 2703

ggplot2 - scales: How to specify negate behaviour in limits parameter

I'm using the limits under the scale_x_discrete scale. Now I'm familiary with specifying which factors you want to take with through the limits parameter in a normal way: e.g limit = c("x", "y")

But if I have a long list of factors, and want to negate say "x", I can't seem to find the right syntax (if this is even possible). I've tried scale_x_discrete(limits = -c("x")) and other variations, but they have all generated errors. What is the right syntax?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 25

Answers (1)

Gregor Thomas
Gregor Thomas

Reputation: 145965

If you really want to do this within the limits argument, you could do it like this:

limits = setdiff(levels(your_data$your_x_variable), c("x", "other_level_to_omit"))

But I think the most natural way would be just to subset your data before plotting.

ggplot(your_data[your_data$your_x != "x", ], ...)

(or use subset or dplyr::filter or whatever idiom you prefer)

Upvotes: 1

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