render.text

render.text(self, _fn=None, *, inline=False)

Reactively render text.

When used in Shiny Express applications, this defaults to displaying the text as normal text on the web page. When used in Shiny Core applications, this should be paired with output_text in the UI.

Parameters

inline: bool = False

(Express only). If True, the result is displayed inline. (This argument is passed to output_text.)

Returns

Type	Description
	A decorator for a function that returns a string.

Tip

The name of the decorated function (or @output(id=...)) should match the id of a output_text container (see output_text for example usage).

See Also

• code
• output_text

Examples

#| standalone: true
#| components: [editor, viewer]
#| layout: vertical
#| viewerHeight: 400

## file: app.py
from shiny import App, Inputs, Outputs, Session, render, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.input_text("txt", "Enter the text to display below:", "delete me"),
    ui.row(
        ui.column(6, ui.code("ui.output_text()"), ui.output_text("text")),
        ui.column(
            6,
            ui.code("ui.output_text_verbatim(placeholder=True)"),
            ui.output_text_verbatim("verb", placeholder=True),
        ),
    ),
    ui.row(
        ui.column(6),
        ui.column(
            6,
            ui.code("ui.output_text_verbatim(placeholder=False)"),
            ui.output_text_verbatim("verb_no_placeholder", placeholder=False),
        ),
    ),
)


def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
    @render.text
    def text():
        return input.txt()

    @render.text
    def verb():
        return input.txt()

    @render.text
    def verb_no_placeholder():
        return input.txt()


app = App(app_ui, server)