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

updateSearchInput {shinyWidgets} | R Documentation

## 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

    ## Not run:

    if (interactive()) {

    library(shiny)
    library(shinyWidgets)

    ui <- fluidPage(
      tags$h2("Update searchinput"),
      searchInput(
        inputId = "search", label = "Enter your text",
        placeholder = "A placeholder",
        btnSearch = icon("search"),
        btnReset = icon("remove"),
        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)

    }

    ## End(Not run)

[Package shinyWidgets version 0.4.3 Index]