igraph (version 0.6.5-2)

is.named: Named graphs

Description

An igraph graph is named, if there is a symbolic name associated with its vertices.

Usage

is.named(graph)

Arguments

graph

The input graph.

Value

• A logical scalar.

concept

Named graphs

Details

In igraph vertices can always be identified and specified via their numeric vertex ids. This is, however, not always convenient, and in many cases there exist symbolic ids that correspond to the vertices. To allow this more flexible identification of vertices, one can assign a vertex attribute called name to an igraph graph. After doing this, the symbolic vertex names can be used in all igraph functions, instead of the numeric ids.

Note that the uniqueness of vertex names are currently not enforced in igraph, you have to check that for yourself, when assigning the vertex names.

Examples

g <- graph.ring(10)
is.named(g)
V(g)$name <- letters[1:10]
is.named(g)
neighbors(g, "a")