extract label layer from netify plot components

extracts the label layer from a netify plot components object. labels display actor names or other text annotations with background boxes, making them more visible against complex network backgrounds.

Usage

netify_label(comp)

Arguments

comp: a netify_plot_components object returned from plot(..., return_components = TRUE)

Value

a custom object of class "netify_label" that can be added to a ggplot object using the + operator. the object contains the label layer with all its aesthetic mappings and data.

Author

cassy dorff, shahryar minhas

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# create a netify object
net <- netify(my_data, actor1 = "from", actor2 = "to")

# get plot components with labels
comp <- plot(net, add_label = TRUE, return_components = TRUE)

# build custom plot with labels
library(ggplot2)
ggplot() +
    netify_label(comp)
} # }