Hi Jim, Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately, because the x of my plot function is not actually waht I need on my graph's title, your advice does not work. Thanks anyway, Marcia
jholtman wrote: > > hopefully this will help you: > > mydata <- 1:10 > my.plot <- function(x) plot(x, main=paste('dataset =', > deparse(substitute(x)))) > my.plot(mydata) > > > On Nov 29, 2007 9:05 PM, marciarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Dear R users, >> I am having a problem with the main title of a plot. I have written a >> function returning a plot and I would like that the main title of this >> plot >> shows actually the name of the dataset I have used. So, for instance: if >> my >> dataset is called Chl, I would like that my plot to be entitled : "Raw >> periodogram of Chl". I know the function "paste". I suppose I would be >> looking for something like: plot(main=paste(""Raw periodogram of", "...). >> How can the program understand that the name of the data set is supposed >> to >> go there? >> Thank you very much for your answers!!! >> Marcia >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/main-plot-title-tf4901182.html#a14039291 >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> > > > > -- > Jim Holtman > Cincinnati, OH > +1 513 646 9390 > > What is the problem you are trying to solve? > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/main-plot-title-tf4901182.html#a14039701 Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.