[R] How to use parentheses and degree symbol together?

[Pascal Oettli]

Hi,

Is it what you are looking for?

plot(0, 0, pch = "")
text(0, .5, expression(Temperature~(degree ~ C)))
text(0, .4, substitute(paste(Temperature, B * degree, "C)"), list(B = " 
(")))

Hope this help,
Pascal



On 26/03/13 16:12, Patrick Connolly wrote:
> I'm interested in using a regular bracket with the degree symbol as an
> axis label but it's somewhat simpler to show what I mean in a text
> statement.
>
>> plot(0, 0, pch = "")
>
> If I'm easy to please, this would suffice:
>> text(0, .5, expression(Temperature * degree ~ C))
>
> But I'm not that easily pleased.  I prefer it to look like this:
>> text(0, .4, substitute(paste(Temperature, B * degree, "C)"), list(B = " (")))
>
> It looks fine, but I'm sure there's a more elegant way to do it.
>
> Is there?
>
>