compile: Compile a glyph spec to a resolved representation

In glyph: A Grammar of Interactive Graphics

Compile a glyph spec to a resolved representation

Description

Compile a glyph spec to a resolved representation

Usage

compile(spec, engine = "auto", width = NULL, height = NULL)

## S3 method for class 'glyph_spec'
compile(spec, engine = "auto", width = NULL, height = NULL)

## S3 method for class 'glyph_layout'
compile(spec, engine = "auto", width = NULL, height = NULL)

Arguments

spec	A glyph_spec or glyph_layout
engine	Rendering backend. Only "html" (D3.js via htmlwidgets) is currently implemented; "auto" resolves to "html". Other values are rejected — earlier versions accepted "canvas"/"webgl" and silently ignored them (no such renderer ever existed), which was misleading.
width	Width in pixels (NULL for auto)
height	Height in pixels (NULL for auto)

Value

A glyph_compiled object (a list with resolved data + JSON)

A glyph_compiled object containing the resolved spec, JSON string, and engine selection

A glyph_compiled object containing the resolved layout spec and JSON string

glyph documentation built on Oct. 21, 2026, 5:12 p.m.