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<h2>Create a Grid Graphical Object</h2>


<h3>Description</h3>

<p>
These functions create grid graphical objects.
</p>


<h3>Usage</h3>

<pre>
grid.grob(list.struct, cl = NULL, draw = TRUE)
grob(..., name = NULL, gp = NULL, vp = NULL, cl = NULL) 
gTree(..., name = NULL, gp = NULL, vp = NULL, children = NULL, 
      childrenvp = NULL, cl = NULL)
childNames(gTree)
gList(...)
</pre>


<h3>Arguments</h3>

<table summary="R argblock">
<tr valign="top"><td><code>...</code></td>
<td>
For <code>grob</code> and <code>gTree</code>, the
named slots describing important features of
the graphical object. For <code>gList</code>, a series of grob objects. </td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><code>list.struct</code></td>
<td>
A list (preferably with each element named).</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><code>name</code></td>
<td>
A character identifier for the grob.  Used to find the
grob on the display list and/or as a child of another grob. </td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><code>children</code></td>
<td>
A gList object. </td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><code>childrenvp</code></td>
<td>
A viewport object (or <code>NULL</code>).</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><code>gp</code></td>
<td>
A gpar object, typically the output
from a call to the function <code>gpar</code>.  This is basically
a list of graphical parameter settings.</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><code>vp</code></td>
<td>
A viewport object (or <code>NULL</code>).</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><code>cl</code></td>
<td>
A string giving the class attribute for the <code>list.struct</code></td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><code>draw</code></td>
<td>
A logical value to indicate whether to produce
graphical output.</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td><code>gTree</code></td>
<td>
A gTree object.</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Details</h3>

<p>
These functions can be used to create a basic grob, gTree, or gList
object, or a new class derived from one of these.
</p>
<p>
A grid graphical object (grob) is a description of a graphical
item.  These basic classes provide default behaviour for
validating, drawing,
and modifying graphical objects.  Both call the function
<code>validDetails</code> to check that the object returned is coherent.
</p>
<p>
A gTree can have other grobs as children;  when a gTree is drawn, it
draws all of its children.  Before drawing its children, a gTree
pushes its childrenvp slot and then navigates back up (calls
<code>upViewport</code>) so that the children can specify their location
within the childrenvp via a vpPath.
</p>
<p>
Grob names need not be unique in general, but all children of a
gTree must have different names.  
A grob name can be any string, though
it is not
advisable to use the gPath separator  (currently <code>::</code>) in
grob names.
</p>
<p>
The function <code>childNames</code> returns the names of the grobs
which are children of a gTree.
</p>
<p>
All grid primitives (<code>grid.lines</code>, <code>grid.rect</code>, ...) and
some higher-level grid components (e.g., <code>grid.xaxis</code> and
<code>grid.yaxis</code>) are derived from these classes.
</p>
<p>
<code>grid.grob</code> is deprecated.
</p>


<h3>Value</h3>

<p>
A grob object.</p>

<h3>Author(s)</h3>

<p>
Paul Murrell
</p>


<h3>See Also</h3>

<p>
<code><a href="grid.draw.html">grid.draw</a></code>,
<code><a href="grid.edit.html">grid.edit</a></code>,
<code><a href="grid.get.html">grid.get</a></code>.
</p>


<h3>Examples</h3>

<pre>
</pre>



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