There are quite a lot of different layout functions in Shiny, and understanding what they all do can help you to build the interface that you want easily. It's possible to combine a lot of them, too, so we'll review the form and function of each, and then show a larger example at the end that combines them together. There are three main types of layout function that Shiny offers. The first is what I would call simple layout functions. These produce a straightforward kind of layout, without much in the way of styling, and it is these functions that can often be combined together. The next kind is what I would call complete. This is a layout function that offers a little styling and is suitable for defining an entire application. It would therefore often be used on its own without any other type of layout function. The last kind I would call...
Web Application Development with R Using Shiny - Third Edition
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Overview of this book
Web Application Development with R Using Shiny helps you become familiar with the complete R Shiny package. The book starts with a quick overview of R and its fundamentals, followed by an exploration of the fundamentals of Shiny and some of the things that it can help you do. You’ll learn about the wide range of widgets and functions within Shiny and how they fit together to make an attractive and easy to use application.
Once you have understood the basics, you'll move on to studying more advanced UI features, including how to style apps in detail using the Bootstrap framework or and Shiny's inbuilt layout functions.
You'll learn about enhancing Shiny with JavaScript, ranging from adding simple interactivity with JavaScript right through to using JavaScript to enhance the reactivity between your app and the UI.
You'll learn more advanced Shiny features of Shiny, such as uploading and downloading data and reports, as well as how to interact with tables and link reactive outputs. Lastly, you'll learn how to deploy Shiny applications over the internet, as well as and how to handle storage and data persistence within Shiny applications, including the use of relational databases.
By the end of this book, you'll be ready to create responsive, interactive web applications using the complete R (v 3.4) Shiny (1.1.0) suite.
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Web Application Development with R Using Shiny - Third Edition
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Beginning R and Shiny
Shiny First Steps
Integrating Shiny with HTML
Mastering Shiny's UI Functions
Easy JavaScript and Custom JavaScript Functions
Dashboards
Power Shiny
Code Patterns in Shiny Applications
Persistent Storage and Sharing Shiny Applications
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