| search_selection_api {shiny.semantic} | R Documentation |
Define the (multiple) search selection dropdown input for retrieving remote selection menu content from an API endpoint. API response is expected to be a JSON with property fields 'name' and 'value'. Using a search selection dropdown allows to search more easily through large lists.
search_selection_api(name, search_api_url, multiple = FALSE, default_text = "Select")
name |
Input name. Reactive value is available under input[[name]]. |
search_api_url |
Register API url with server JSON Response containing fields 'name' and 'value'. |
multiple |
TRUE if the dropdown should allow multiple selections, FALSE otherwise (default FALSE). |
default_text |
Text to be visible on dropdown when nothing is selected. #'@examples ## Only run examples in interactive R sessions if (interactive()) library(shiny) library(shiny.semantic) library(gapminder) library(dplyr) ui <- function() shinyUI( semanticPage( title = "Dropdown example", uiOutput("search_letters"), p("Selected letter:"), textOutput("selected_letters") ) ) server <- shinyServer(function(input, output, session) search_api <- function(gapminder, q) has_matching <- function(field) startsWith(field, q) gapminder mutate(country = as.character(country)) select(country) unique filter(has_matching(country)) head(5) transmute(name = country, value = country) search_api_url <- shiny.semantic::register_search(session, gapminder, search_api) output$search_letters <- shiny::renderUI( search_selection_api("search_result", search_api_url, multiple = TRUE) ) output$selected_letters <- renderText(input[["search_result"]]) ) shinyApp(ui = ui(), server = server) |