combineNodes {graph} | R Documentation

## combineNodes

### Description

A function to combine, or collapse, a specified set of nodes in a graph.

### Usage

    combineNodes(nodes, graph, newName, ...)
    ## S4 method for signature 'character,graphNEL,character'
    combineNodes(nodes, graph, newName, collapseFunction=sum)

### Arguments

`nodes` | A set of nodes that are to be collapsed.
`graph` | The graph containing the nodes
`newName` | The name for the new, collapsed node.
`collapseFunction` | Function or character giving the name of a function used to collapse the edge weights after combining nodes. The default is to sum up the weights, but mean would be a useful alternative.
`...` | Additional arguments for the generic

### Details

The nodes specified are reduced to a single new node with label given by `newName`. The in and out edges of the set of nodes are all made into in and out edges for the new node.

### Value

An new instance of a graph of the same class as `graph` is returned. This new graph has the specified nodes reduced to a single node.

### Author(s)

R. Gentleman

### See Also

`inEdges`, `addNode`

### Examples

      V <- LETTERS[1:4]
      edL1 <- vector("list", length=4)
      names(edL1) <- V
      for(i in 1:4)
        edL1[[i]] <- list(edges=c(2,1,4,3)[i], weights=sqrt(i))
      gR <- graphNEL(nodes=V, edgeL=edL1, edgemode="directed")
      gR <- addNode("M", gR)
      gR <- addEdge("M", "A", gR, 1)
      gR <- addEdge("B", "D", gR, 1)
      gX <- combineNodes(c("B","D"), gR, "X")

      gR <- addNode("K", gR)
      gR <- addEdge(c("K","K"), c("D", "B"), gR, c(5,3))
      edgeWeights(combineNodes(c("B","D"), gR, "X"))$K
      edgeWeights(combineNodes(c("B","D"), gR, "X", mean))$K

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