chat_clear: Clear all messages from a chat control

In shinychat: Chat UI Component for 'shiny'

Clear all messages from a chat control

Description

Clear all messages from a chat control

Usage

chat_clear(id, session = getDefaultReactiveDomain())

Arguments

id	The ID of the chat element
session	The Shiny session object

Examples

library(shiny)
library(bslib)

ui <- page_fillable(
  chat_ui("chat", fill = TRUE),
  actionButton("clear", "Clear chat")
)

server <- function(input, output, session) {
  observeEvent(input$clear, {
    chat_clear("chat")
  })

  observeEvent(input$chat_user_input, {
    response <- paste0("You said: ", input$chat_user_input)
    chat_append("chat", response)
  })
}

shinyApp(ui, server)

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