How can I code a self arrow in my node diagram in R?

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The code I found creates a population matrix node diagram. All I want to do is add a self arrow on the final node i.e. one that points to itself. Hope you can help.

library(diagram)

Numgenerations <- 6
DiffMat <- matrix(data = 0, nrow = Numgenerations, ncol = Numgenerations)
AA <- as.data.frame(DiffMat)
AA[[1,5]] <- "f[4]"
AA[[1,6]] <- "f[5]"
#
AA[[2,1]] <- "s[list(0,1)]"
AA[[3,2]] <- "s[list(1,2)]"
AA[[4,3]] <- "s[list(2,3)]"
AA[[5,4]] <- "s[list(3,4)]"
AA[[6,5]] <- "s[list(4,5)]"

#
name <- c(expression(Age[0]), expression(Age[1]), expression(Age[2]),
      expression(Age[3]), expression(Age[4]), expression(Age[5]))
#
plotmat(A = AA, pos = 6, curve = 0.7, name = name, lwd = 2,
    arr.len = 0.6, arr.width = 0.25, my = -0.2,
    box.size = 0.05, arr.type = "triangle", dtext = 0.95,
    main = "Age-structured population model")

eipi10 · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-11T16:47:19.893

You can add the arrow this way:

AA[[6,6]] <- "s[list(5,5)]"

Or, if you want it labeled as a self arrow,

AA[[6,6]] <- "self"

I needed to set relsize to slightly less than 1 to prevent the self arrow from being clipped at the right edge.

plotmat(A = AA, pos = 6, curve = 0.7, name = name, lwd = 2,
        arr.len = 0.6, arr.width = 0.25, my = -0.2,
        box.size = 0.05, arr.type = "triangle", dtext = 0.95,
        main = "Age-structured population model",
        relsize=0.97)

How can I code a self arrow in my node diagram in R?

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