Create a standard theme map from an sf object

Usage

LA_map(
  .data,
  variable,
  LA_col,
  map_colours = c("#FFFFFF", "#012169"),
  year = 2022,
  countries = "E",
  save = FALSE,
  filepath = NULL
)

Arguments

.data: An sf object which has data broken down by local authority. This function only works for data in local authority breakdown only.
variable: The column in the .data which has the numeric value to be mapped
LA_col: The column which contains the Local Authority code
map_colours: The colour which you want to represent the low and high values, must be in vector form
year: The year which the LA codes you are using relate to
countries: The countries which you wish to appear on the map. These are E, E+W, GB and UK for England, England+Wales, Great Britain and United Kingdom respectively
save: A TRUE/FALSE statement if you want the file to be exported as a png file. If TRUE, the filepath must be defined
filepath: If save is TRUE, filepath is the save location of the png output must be in the form of quotations

Value

a ggplot map, or a png file if save is TRUE

Examples

df <- dluhctheme::Net_Additions_LA
#> Error: 'Net_Additions_LA' is not an exported object from 'namespace:dluhctheme'
LA_map(df,variable = Net_Additions_per_1000,LA_col = LA_Code,year = 2021,countries = "E",save = TRUE, filepath = "Net_Additions_map.png")
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#> Error in UseMethod("mutate"): no applicable method for 'mutate' applied to an object of class "function"