# map_coloring

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##### Map coloring

Color the polygons of a map such that adjacent polygons have different colors

##### Usage
map_coloring(x, algorithm = "greedy", ncols = NA, minimize = FALSE, palette = NULL, contrast = 1)
##### Arguments
x
Either a SpatialPolygons(DataFrame) or an adjacency list. Also sf objects are supported if they can be coerced to SpatialPolygons(DataFrame)s.
algorithm
currently, only "greedy" is implemented.
ncols
number of colors. By default it is 8 when palette is undefined. Else, it is set to the length of palette
minimize
logical that determines whether algorithm will search for a minimal number of colors. If FALSE, the ncols colors will be picked by a random procedure.
palette
color palette.
contrast
vector of two numbers that determine the range that is used for sequential and diverging palettes (applicable when auto.palette.mapping=TRUE). Both numbers should be between 0 and 1. The first number determines where the palette begins, and the second number where it ends. For sequential palettes, 0 means the brightest color, and 1 the darkest color. For diverging palettes, 0 means the middle color, and 1 both extremes. If only one number is provided, this number is interpreted as the endpoint (with 0 taken as the start).
##### Value

If palette is defined, a vector of colors is returned, otherwise a vector of color indices.

• map_coloring
##### Examples
## Not run:
# if (require(tmap)) {
#     data(World, metro)
#
#     World\$color <- map_coloring(World, palette="Pastel2")
#     qtm(World, fill = "color")
#
#     # map_coloring used indirectly: qtm(World, fill = "MAP_COLORS")
#
#     data(NLD_prov, NLD_muni)
#     tm_shape(NLD_prov) +
#     	tm_fill("name", legend.show = FALSE) +
#     tm_shape(NLD_muni) +
#     	tm_polygons("MAP_COLORS", palette="Greys", alpha = .25) +
#     tm_shape(NLD_prov) +
#     	tm_borders(lwd=2) +
#     	tm_text("name", shadow=TRUE) +
#     tm_format_NLD(title="Dutch provinces and\nmunicipalities", bg.color="white")
# }
# ## End(Not run)

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