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Learning Shiny

You're reading from   Learning Shiny Make the most of R's dynamic capabilities and implement web applications with Shiny

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785280900
Length 246 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Hernan Resnizky Hernan Resnizky
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing R, RStudio, and Shiny FREE CHAPTER 2. First Steps towards Programming in R 3. An Introduction to Data Processing in R 4. Shiny Structure – Reactivity Concepts 5. Shiny in Depth – A Deep Dive into Shiny's World 6. Using R's Visualization Alternatives in Shiny 7. Advanced Functions in Shiny 8. Shiny and HTML/JavaScript 9. Interactive Graphics in Shiny 10. Sharing Applications 11. From White Paper to a Full Application Index

UI.R

This section will cover the different parts of the interface with its corresponding functions. In short, we will look at the following:

  • Structure, which will be divided into the following:
    • Pages
    • Layouts
    • Panels
    • Rows
    • Columns
  • Inputs, which will be divided into the following:
    • Free inputs
    • Lists
    • Dates
    • Files
    • Buttons

The structure

Shiny provides some templates for web applications. They are general structures to organize the different elements within the interface, such as the position of the inputs, the position of the outputs, and so on.

Many of the elements related to structure are divided into fluid and fixed. The main difference is that fluid containers adjust the width of their elements to the browser's width while fixed is used with a user specified width.

Generally, elements in Shiny order themselves row-wise inside a structure, that is, one below the other. For example, the structure1(elementA,elementB) pseudocode will display elementB below elementA inside structure1. Although not recommended...

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