R: Add units to the labels

unit_format {scales} | R Documentation

## Add units to the labels

### Description

Add units to the labels

### Usage

    unit_format(unit = "m", scale = 1, sep = " ", ...)

### Arguments

`unit` | The units to append
`scale` | A scaling factor. Useful if the underlying data is on another scale
`sep` | The separator between the number and the label
`...` | Arguments passed on to `format`

### See Also

`comma`

### Examples

    # labels in kilometer when the raw data are in meter
    km <- unit_format(unit = "km", scale = 1e-3, digits = 2)
    km(runif(10) * 1e3)

    # labels in hectares, raw data in square meters
    ha <- unit_format(unit = "ha", scale = 1e-4)
    km(runif(10) * 1e5)

[Package scales version 0.4.1 Index]