R: Print graphs to the terminal

print.igraph {igraph} | R Documentation

## Print graphs to the terminal

### Description

These functions attempt to print a graph to the terminal in a human readable form.

### Usage

    ## S3 method for class 'igraph'
    print(
      x,
      full = igraph_opt("print.full"),
      graph.attributes = igraph_opt("print.graph.attributes"),
      vertex.attributes = igraph_opt("print.vertex.attributes"),
      edge.attributes = igraph_opt("print.edge.attributes"),
      names = TRUE,
      max.lines = igraph_opt("auto.print.lines"),
      ...
    )

    ## S3 method for class 'igraph'
    summary(object, ...)

### Arguments

`x` | The graph to print.
`full` | Logical scalar, whether to print the graph structure itself as well.
`graph.attributes` | Logical constant, whether to print graph attributes.
`vertex.attributes` | Logical constant, whether to print vertex attributes.
`edge.attributes` | Logical constant, whether to print edge attributes.
`names` | Logical constant, whether to print symbolic vertex names (ie. the `name` vertex attribute) or vertex ids.
`max.lines` | The maximum number of lines to use. The rest of the output will be truncated.
`...` | Additional agruments.
`object` | The graph of which the summary will be printed.

### Details

`summary.igraph` prints the number of vertices, edges and whether the graph is directed.

`print_all` prints the same information, and also lists the edges, and optionally graph, vertex and/or edge attributes.

`print.igraph` behaves either as `summary.igraph` or `print_all` depending on the `full` argument. See also the ‘print.full’ igraph option and `igraph_opt`.

The graph summary printed by `summary.igraph` (and `print.igraph` and `print_all`) consists one or more lines. The first line contains the basic properties of the graph, and the rest contains its attributes. Here is an example, a small star graph with weighted directed edges and named vertices:

        IGRAPH badcafe DNW- 10 9 -- In-star
        + attr: name (g/c), mode (g/c), center (g/n), name (v/c),
          weight (e/n)

The first line always starts with `IGRAPH`, showing you that the object is an igraph graph. Then a seven character code is printed, this the first seven characters of the unique id of the graph. See `graph_id` for more. Then a four letter long code string is printed. The first letter distinguishes between directed (‘`D`’) and undirected (‘`U`’) graphs. The second letter is ‘`N`’ for named graphs, i.e. graphs with the `name` vertex attribute set. The third letter is ‘`W`’ for weighted graphs, i.e. graphs with the `weight` edge attribute set. The fourth letter is ‘`B`’ for bipartite graphs, i.e. for graphs with the `type` vertex attribute set.

Then, after two dashes, the name of the graph is printed, if it has one, i.e. if the `name` graph attribute is set.

From the second line, the attributes of the graph are listed, separated by a comma. After the attribute names, the kind of the attribute – graph (‘`g`’), vertex (‘`v`’) or edge (‘`e`’) – is denoted, and the type of the attribute as well, character (‘`c`’), numeric (‘`n`’), logical (‘`l`’), or other (‘`x`’).

As of igraph 0.4 `print_all` and `print.igraph` use the `max.print` option, see `options` for details.

As of igraph 1.1.1, the `str.igraph` function is defunct, use `print_all()`.

### Value

All these functions return the graph invisibly.

### Author(s)

Gabor Csardi csardi.gabor@gmail.com

### Examples

    g <- make_ring(10)
    g
    summary(g)

[Package igraph version 1.3.2 Index]