coord_flip.Rd

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\name{coord_flip}
\alias{coord_flip}
\title{Cartesian coordinates with x and y flipped}
\usage{
coord_flip(xlim = NULL, ylim = NULL, expand = TRUE, clip = "on")
}
\arguments{
\item{xlim, ylim}{Limits for the x and y axes.}

\item{expand}{If \code{TRUE}, the default, adds a small expansion factor to
the limits to ensure that data and axes don't overlap. If \code{FALSE},
limits are taken exactly from the data or \code{xlim}/\code{ylim}.}

\item{clip}{Should drawing be clipped to the extent of the plot panel? A
setting of \code{"on"} (the default) means yes, and a setting of \code{"off"}
means no. In most cases, the default of \code{"on"} should not be changed,
as setting \code{clip = "off"} can cause unexpected results. It allows
drawing of data points anywhere on the plot, including in the plot margins. If
limits are set via \code{xlim} and \code{ylim} and some data points fall outside those
limits, then those data points may show up in places such as the axes, the
legend, the plot title, or the plot margins.}
}
\description{
Flip cartesian coordinates so that horizontal becomes vertical, and
vertical, horizontal. This is primarily useful for converting geoms and
statistics which display y conditional on x, to x conditional on y.
}
\examples{
# Very useful for creating boxplots, and other interval
# geoms in the horizontal instead of vertical position.

ggplot(diamonds, aes(cut, price)) +
  geom_boxplot() +
  coord_flip()

h <- ggplot(diamonds, aes(carat)) +
  geom_histogram()
h
h + coord_flip()
h + coord_flip() + scale_x_reverse()

# You can also use it to flip line and area plots:
df <- data.frame(x = 1:5, y = (1:5) ^ 2)
ggplot(df, aes(x, y)) +
  geom_area()
last_plot() + coord_flip()
}