How to Store a Plot in a Data Object Using Base R (Example Code)

data(iris)                                   # Load iris data
head(iris)
#   Sepal.Length Sepal.Width Petal.Length Petal.Width Species
# 1          5.1         3.5          1.4         0.2  setosa
# 2          4.9         3.0          1.4         0.2  setosa
# 3          4.7         3.2          1.3         0.2  setosa
# 4          4.6         3.1          1.5         0.2  setosa
# 5          5.0         3.6          1.4         0.2  setosa
# 6          5.4         3.9          1.7         0.4  setosa

data(iris) # Load iris data head(iris) # Sepal.Length Sepal.Width Petal.Length Petal.Width Species # 1 5.1 3.5 1.4 0.2 setosa # 2 4.9 3.0 1.4 0.2 setosa # 3 4.7 3.2 1.3 0.2 setosa # 4 4.6 3.1 1.5 0.2 setosa # 5 5.0 3.6 1.4 0.2 setosa # 6 5.4 3.9 1.7 0.4 setosa

plot(iris$Sepal.Length, iris$Sepal.Width)    # Example plot

plot(iris$Sepal.Length, iris$Sepal.Width) # Example plot

plot_object <- recordPlot()                  # Apply recordPlot to save plot

plot_object <- recordPlot() # Apply recordPlot to save plot

plot.new()                                   # Delete plot from RStudio

plot.new() # Delete plot from RStudio

plot_object                                  # Print saved plot again

plot_object # Print saved plot again