getChromosomeNamesBoundingBox {karyoploteR} | R Documentation

## getChromosomeNamesBoundingBox

### Description

Return the regions where the chromosome names should be placed

### Usage

    getChromosomeNamesBoundingBox(karyoplot)

### Arguments

`karyoplot` | a `karyoplot` object returned by a call to `plotKaryotype`

### Details

Given a KaryoPlot object, return the regions where the chromosome labels should be placed. The positions will depend on the plot type used.

### Value

Returns a list with four elements (x0, x1, y0 and y1), each of them a named vector of integers with one coordinatefor every chromosome in the plot.

### Note

In general, this function is automatically called by karyoploteR and the user never needs to call it.

### See Also

`plotKaryotype`, `kpAddChromosomeNames`

### Examples

    kp <- plotKaryotype()
    bb <- getChromosomeNamesBoundingBox(kp)

[Package karyoploteR version 1.20.3 Index]