Examples for 'graphics::matplot'

### ** Examples

require(grDevices)
matplot((-4:5)^2, main = "Quadratic") # almost identical to plot(*)

sines <- outer(1:20, 1:4, function(x, y) sin(x / 20 * pi * y))
matplot(sines, pch = 1:4, type = "o", col = rainbow(ncol(sines)))

matplot(sines, type = "b", pch = 21:23, col = 2:5, bg = 2:5,
        main = "matplot(...., pch = 21:23, bg = 2:5)")

x <- 0:50/50
matplot(x, outer(x, 1:8, function(x, k) sin(k*pi * x)),
        ylim = c(-2,2), type = "plobcsSh",
        main= "matplot(,type = \"plobcsSh\" )")

## pch & type =  vector of 1-chars :
matplot(x, outer(x, 1:4, function(x, k) sin(k*pi * x)),
        pch = letters[1:4], type = c("b","p","o"))

lends <- c("round","butt","square")
matplot(matrix(1:12, 4), type="c", lty=1, lwd=10, lend=lends)
text(cbind(2.5, 2*c(1,3,5)-.4), lends, col= 1:3, cex = 1.5)

table(iris$Species) # is data.frame with 'Species' factor

iS <- iris$Species == "setosa"
iV <- iris$Species == "versicolor"
op <- par(bg = "bisque")
matplot(c(1, 8), c(0, 4.5), type =  "n", xlab = "Length", ylab = "Width",
        main = "Petal and Sepal Dimensions in Iris Blossoms")
matpoints(iris[iS,c(1,3)], iris[iS,c(2,4)], pch = "sS", col = c(2,4))
matpoints(iris[iV,c(1,3)], iris[iV,c(2,4)], pch = "vV", col = c(2,4))
legend(1, 4, c("    Setosa Petals", "    Setosa Sepals",
               "Versicolor Petals", "Versicolor Sepals"),
       pch = "sSvV", col = rep(c(2,4), 2))

nam.var <- colnames(iris)[-5]
nam.spec <- as.character(iris[1+50*0:2, "Species"])
iris.S <- array(NA, dim = c(50,4,3),
                dimnames = list(NULL, nam.var, nam.spec))
for(i in 1:3) iris.S[,,i] <- data.matrix(iris[1:50+50*(i-1), -5])

matplot(iris.S[, "Petal.Length",], iris.S[, "Petal.Width",], pch = "SCV",
        col = rainbow(3, start = 0.8, end = 0.1),
        sub = paste(c("S", "C", "V"), dimnames(iris.S)[[3]],
                    sep = "=", collapse= ",  "),
        main = "Fisher's Iris Data")

par(op)

## 'x' a "Date" vector :
nd <- length(dv <- seq(as.Date("1959-02-21"), by = "weeks", length.out = 100))
mSC <- cbind(I=1, sin=sin(pi*(1:nd)/8), cos=cos(pi*(1:nd)/8))
matplot(dv, mSC, type = "b", main = "matplot(<Date>, y)")

## 'x' a "POSIXct" date-time vector :
ct <- seq(c(ISOdate(2000,3,20)), by = "15 mins", length.out = 100)
matplot(ct, mSC, type = "b", main = "matplot(<POSIXct>, y)")

## or the same with even more axis flexibility:
matplot(ct, mSC, type = "b", main = "matplot(<POSIXct>, y)", xaxt="n")
Axis(ct, side=1, at = ct[1+4*(0:24)])

## Also works for data frame columns:
matplot(iris[1:50,1:4])