freezeReactiveVal

freezeReactiveVal(x)

freezeReactiveValue(x, name)

Arguments

x For freezeReactiveValue, a reactiveValues object (like input); for freezeReactiveVal, a reactiveVal object.
name The name of a value in the reactiveValues object.

Description

These functions freeze a reactiveVal, or an element of a reactiveValues. If the value is accessed while frozen, a "silent" exception is raised and the operation is stopped. This is the same thing that happens if req(FALSE) is called. The value is thawed (un-frozen; accessing it will no longer raise an exception) when the current reactive domain is flushed. In a Shiny application, this occurs after all of the observers are executed.

Examples

## Only run this examples in interactive R sessions if (interactive()) { ui <- fluidPage( selectInput("data", "Data Set", c("mtcars", "pressure")), checkboxGroupInput("cols", "Columns (select 2)", character(0)), plotOutput("plot") ) server <- function(input, output, session) { observe({ data <- get(input$data) # Sets a flag on input$cols to essentially do req(FALSE) if input$cols # is accessed. Without this, an error will momentarily show whenever a # new data set is selected. freezeReactiveValue(input, "cols") updateCheckboxGroupInput(session, "cols", choices = names(data)) }) output$plot <- renderPlot({ # When a new data set is selected, input$cols will have been invalidated # above, and this will essentially do the same as req(FALSE), causing # this observer to stop and raise a silent exception. cols <- input$cols data <- get(input$data) if (length(cols) == 2) { plot(data[[ cols[1] ]], data[[ cols[2] ]]) } }) } shinyApp(ui, server) }

See also

req