updateSearchInput: Change the value of a search input on the client

In shinyWidgets: Custom Inputs Widgets for Shiny

Change the value of a search input on the client

Description

Change the value of a search input on the client

Usage

updateSearchInput(
  session,
  inputId,
  label = NULL,
  value = NULL,
  placeholder = NULL,
  trigger = FALSE
)

Arguments

session	The session object passed to function given to shinyServer.
inputId	The id of the input object.
label	The label to set for the input object.
value	The value to set for the input object.
placeholder	The placeholder to set for the input object.
trigger	Logical, update value server-side as well.

Note

By default, only UI value is updated, use trigger = TRUE to update both UI and Server value.

Examples

if (interactive()) {

library(shiny)
library(shinyWidgets)

ui <- fluidPage(
  tags$h2("Update searchinput"),
  searchInput(
    inputId = "search", label = "Enter your text",
    placeholder = "A placeholder",
    btnSearch = icon("magnifying-glass"),
    btnReset = icon("xmark"),
    width = "450px"
  ),
  br(),
  verbatimTextOutput(outputId = "res"),
  br(),
  textInput(
    inputId = "update_search",
    label = "Update search"
  ),
  checkboxInput(
    inputId = "trigger_search",
    label = "Trigger update search",
    value = TRUE
  )
)

server <- function(input, output, session) {

  output$res <- renderPrint({
    input$search
  })

  observeEvent(input$update_search, {
    updateSearchInput(
      session = session,
      inputId = "search",
      value = input$update_search,
      trigger = input$trigger_search
    )
  }, ignoreInit = TRUE)
}

shinyApp(ui, server)

}

shinyWidgets documentation built on Aug. 30, 2023, 5:17 p.m.