as_sparse6 function

Encode network data as sparse6 symbols

Generic function encoding network data as 'sparse6' symbol(s). See below for available methods.

as_sparse6(object, ...)

## S3 method for class 'matrix'
as_sparse6(object, n = max(object, 0), ...)

## S3 method for class 'igraph'
as_sparse6(object, ...)

## S3 method for class 'network'
as_sparse6(object, ...)

## S3 method for class 'list'
as_sparse6(object, ...)

## Default S3 method:
as_sparse6(object, ...)

Arguments

• object: an edgelist, igraph, or network object or a list thereof. See Methods section below.
• ...: other arguments passed to/from other methods
• n: number of vertices in the graph

Returns

A character vector of 'sparse6' symbols.

Methods (by class)

• as_sparse6(matrix): Expects object to be a two-column matrix of integers which is interpreted as an edgelist of an undirected graph. By default the network size is inferred to be the maximal element of object. This can be overridden by providing the network size via the n argument, the results will not be identical though (see the Examples).
• as_sparse6(igraph): Igraph object needs to be an undirected graph. Requires igraph package.
• as_sparse6(network): Network object needs to be a directed network. Requires network package.
• as_sparse6(list): If object is a list the function is applied to each element. Consequently, it can be a list with a mixture of supported objects classes (edgelist matrices, igraph, or network objects).
• as_sparse6(default): The default method fails gracefully.

Examples

# From edgelist matrix -----------------------------------------------------
elm <- matrix(c(
  1, 2,
  2, 3,
  3, 4
), ncol=2, byrow=TRUE)
as_sparse6(elm) # 1--2, 2--3, 3--4
as_sparse6(elm + 6) # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7--8, 8--9, 9--10
as_sparse6(elm, n = 10) # 1--2, 2--3, 3--4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

# From igraph objects ------------------------------------------------------
if(requireNamespace("igraph")) {
  g <- igraph::graph_from_edgelist(elm, directed=FALSE)
  as_sparse6(g)
}

# From network objects --------------------------------
if(requireNamespace("network")) {
  net <- network::network(elm, directed=FALSE)
  as_graph6(net)
}

See Also

The 'sparse6' format is designed for undirected graphs. Error is thrown in case it is given a directed graph.