Specify a line break in a csv that translates to read.csv() in R

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I am trying to add a geom_label that has a line break and I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. First I am saving my csv with the line breaks (see below).

then I am just using read.csv() and it gives me data like this:

structure(list(State = "Alabama\\n(regulation change)", Year = 2019.666667, 
    position = 35L), row.names = 1L, class = "data.frame")

This is my code:

library (ggplot2)
ggplot(data,aes(x=Year))+
       geom_label(aes(y=position,label=State))

This is my plot:

Why is it not printing a linebreak at \n?

R 4.2.2 on Win with (relatviely) up to date packages and \n in "Alabama\n(regulation change)" breaks a line just fine in ggplot. — margusl
– margusl, Commented Jan 16, 2023 at 20:09
Ok then it must be something wrong with read.csv() because I specified \n in my csv. Can you look at my revised question and answer it? — David Smith
– David Smith, Commented Jan 16, 2023 at 20:22

David Smith · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-16 20:28:25Z

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For the csv use gsub("\\n", "\n", State, fixed = TRUE) to correct the response listed above

answered Jan 16, 2023 at 20:28

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jkatam · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-16 20:09:58Z

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I believe \n is working , as @stefan suggested please replace \\n with \n

answered Jan 16, 2023 at 20:09

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