[R] degree C symbol in a function

[Daisy Englert Duursma]

Thanks for the advice, problem solved.


-daisy

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:35 PM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> On Aug 24, 2010, at 10:45 PM, Daisy Englert Duursma wrote:
>
>> Hello help,
>>
>> I have changed around some graphing code and made it into a function.
>> Previously they y label of the axis was inserted as text in its own
>> layout box.
>>
>> text(1,1, expression(~degree~C),cex=1)
>>
>> This worked great and resulted in the symbol for degree.
>>
>> In the function, I have changed it so:
>>
>> text(1,1,paste(b_unit),cex=1)
>>
>> and
>>
>> b_unit<-expression(~degree~C)
>
> With the other suggestions regarding dropping paste ... it would look better
> as:
>
> b_unit<-expression(~degree*C) # imo, of course
>
>>
>> This now inserts ~degree~C instead of the symbol.
>>
>>
>> Any advice?
>
> Well, you asked of "any" advice.
>
> --
>
> David Winsemius, MD
> West Hartford, CT
>
>



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