render_hidden_output: Render an Output Even When It Is Hidden

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Render an Output Even When It Is Hidden

Description

By default shiny does not render outputs that are hidden, for example inside an inactive tab or a collapsed card (suspendWhenHidden = TRUE). render_hidden_output() turns this off for one output, so the output renders at the next flush even when hidden. With once = TRUE, the option is restored after that flush.

Usage

render_hidden_output(
  outputId,
  session = shiny::getDefaultReactiveDomain(),
  once = TRUE
)

Arguments

outputId	character string. The shiny output ID (without the module namespace prefix).
session	the shiny session object.
once	logical (default TRUE). Whether to restore the option after the next flush; when FALSE, the output keeps rendering while hidden until the returned function is called.

Value

A function (invisible) that restores the option; calling it more than once has no further effect. Nothing is changed when the output already renders while hidden.

Examples

## Not run: 
# inside a shidashi module server function:
register_output(renderPlot({ plot(1:10) }), outputId = "my_plot")

# render `my_plot` once, even while its tab is not shown
render_hidden_output("my_plot")

## End(Not run)

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