checkboxInput: Checkbox Input Control

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Checkbox Input Control

Description

Create a checkbox that can be used to specify logical values.

Usage

checkboxInput(inputId, label, value = FALSE, width = NULL)

Arguments

inputId	The input slot that will be used to access the value.
label	Display label for the control, or NULL for no label.
value	Initial value (TRUE or FALSE).
width	The width of the input, e.g. '400px', or '100%'; see validateCssUnit().

Value

A checkbox control that can be added to a UI definition.

Server value

TRUE if checked, FALSE otherwise.

See Also

checkboxGroupInput(), updateCheckboxInput()

Other input elements: actionButton(), checkboxGroupInput(), dateInput(), dateRangeInput(), fileInput(), numericInput(), passwordInput(), radioButtons(), selectInput(), sliderInput(), submitButton(), textAreaInput(), textInput(), varSelectInput()

Examples

## Only run examples in interactive R sessions
if (interactive()) {

ui <- fluidPage(
  checkboxInput("somevalue", "Some value", FALSE),
  verbatimTextOutput("value")
)
server <- function(input, output) {
  output$value <- renderText({ input$somevalue })
}
shinyApp(ui, server)
}

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