Update an inline widget — update

Use this in your server code to change the parameters of an existing inline widget. Most, but not all, parameters from the corresponding inline_* functions can be changed. Note that while Shiny has a separate update function for each type of widget (e.g. shiny::updateTextInput for shiny::textInput, etc.), the inshiny package has this single function to update all types of inline widgets. This function can only be called in a reactive context, and can only be called on inline_* widgets, not on "built-in" Shiny widgets.

Usage

update_inline(
  id,
  session = shiny::getDefaultReactiveDomain(),
  value,
  placeholder,
  meaning,
  label,
  icon,
  accent,
  min,
  max,
  step,
  default,
  on,
  off,
  datesdisabled,
  daysofweekdisabled,
  choices,
  selected
)

Arguments

id: The id of the inline widget to change.
session: The currently active Shiny session. In almost all cases you can leave this to its default value.
value: (date, number, select, slider, switch, text) The current value of the widget.
placeholder: (date, number, slider, text) The character string or HTML element that will appear when the widget's textbox is empty, as a prompt.
meaning: (all widgets) The descriptive label for people using assistive technology such as screen readers.
label, icon: (button, link) The label and icon that appear in the button or link.
accent: (button, link) The Boostrap accent to apply to the button or link.
min, max: (date, number, slider) The minimum and maximum allowable value.
step: (number, slider) The increment or decrement by which to change the value.
default: (number, slider) The default value to assume when the input is blank or invalid.
on, off: (switch) Labels to use for when the switch is on or off.
datesdisabled, daysofweekdisabled: (date) Dates to make unselectable.
choices, selected: (select) Options to choose from and current selection.

Value

Nothing.

Details

See the documentation for each inline widget for details of how each parameter is interpreted.

When adjusting min, max, datesdisabled, or daysofweekdisabled, it is recommended that you also send an update to value with the current value of input[[id]] or any new value as applicable. This will ensure that any invalid value gets highlighted in the app as invalid after accounting for the new bounds and disallowed values.

Examples

# Example UI setup
ui <- bslib::page_fixed(
    inline(
        inline_button("mybutton", "Button"),
        inline_date("mydate"),
        inline_link("mylink", "Link"),
        inline_number("mynumber", 42),
        inline_select("myselect", letters),
        inline_slider("myslider", 42, 0, 100),
        inline_switch("myswitch", TRUE),
        inline_text("mytext")
    )
)

# This covers all updatable attributes except `meaning` (all widgets) and
# `placeholder` (date, number, slider, text).
server <- function(input, output) {
    update_inline("mybutton", label = "Click me", icon = shiny::icon("recycle"),
        accent = "info")
    update_inline("mydate", value = "2026-01-01", min = "2025-01-01",
        max = "2026-12-31", datesdisabled = "2025-12-25",
        daysofweekdisabled = c(0, 6))
    update_inline("mylink", label = "Click me", icon = shiny::icon("recycle"),
        accent = "info")
    update_inline("mynumber", value = 25, min = 20, max = 50, step = 5,
        default = 25)
    update_inline("myselect", choices = letters[1:5], selected = "c")
    update_inline("myslider", value = 25, min = 20, max = 50, step = 5,
        default = 25)
    update_inline("myswitch", value = TRUE, on = "Present", off = "Absent")
    update_inline("mytext", value = "Howdy")
}