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r - Insert Layer underneath existing layers in ggplot2 object

Given an Existing plot object is it possible to add a layer UNDERNEATH an existing layer?

Example, in the graph below, is it possible to add geom_boxplot() to P such that the boxplot appears underneath geom_point()?

## Starting from: 
library(ggplot2)
P <- ggplot(data=dat, aes(x=id, y=val)) + geom_point()

## This adds boxplot, but obscures some of the points
P + geom_boxplot()

Expected Output:

# Which is essentially
ggplot(data=dat, aes(x=id, y=val)) + geom_boxplot() + geom_point()
## However, this involves re-coding all of P (after the point insertion of the new layer).
##   which is what I am hoping to avoid. 

Example Output


Bonus question: If there are multiple layers in the existing plot, is it possible to indicate where specifically to insert the new layer (with respect to the existing layers)?


SAMPLE DATA

set.seed(1)
N <- 100
id <- c("A", "B")
dat <- data.frame(id=sample(id, N, TRUE), val=rnorm(N))
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Thanks @baptiste for pointing me in the right direction. To insert a layer underneath all other layers, just modify the layers element of the plot object.

## For example:
P$layers <- c(geom_boxplot(), P$layers)

Answer to the Bonus Question:

This handy little function inserts a layer at a designated z-level:

insertLayer <- function(P, after=0, ...) {
  #  P     : Plot object
  # after  : Position where to insert new layers, relative to existing layers
  #  ...   : additional layers, separated by commas (,) instead of plus sign (+)

      if (after < 0)
        after <- after + length(P$layers)

      if (!length(P$layers))
        P$layers <- list(...)
      else 
        P$layers <- append(P$layers, list(...), after)

      return(P)
    }

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