Getting and setting graph attributes, shortcut

The $ operator is a shortcut to get and and set graph attributes. It is shorter and just as readable as graph_attr() and set_graph_attr().

Usage

# S3 method for class 'igraph'
x$name

# S3 method for class 'igraph'
x$name <- value

Arguments

x

An igraph graph

name

Name of the attribute to get/set.

value

New value of the graph attribute.

See also

Vertex, edge and graph attributes delete_edge_attr(), delete_graph_attr(), delete_vertex_attr(), edge_attr(), edge_attr<-(), edge_attr_names(), graph_attr(), graph_attr<-(), graph_attr_names(), igraph-attribute-combination, igraph-vs-attributes, set_edge_attr(), set_graph_attr(), set_vertex_attr(), vertex_attr(), vertex_attr<-(), vertex_attr_names()

Examples

g <- make_ring(10)
g$name
#> [1] "Ring graph"
g$name <- "10-ring"
g$name
#> [1] "10-ring"