A gt display table render function for use in Shiny

With render_gt() we can create a reactive gt table that works wonderfully once assigned to an output slot (with gt_output()). This function is to be used within Shiny's server() component. We have some options for controlling the size of the container holding the gt table. The width and height arguments allow for sizing the container, and the align argument allows us to align the table within the container (some other fine-grained options for positioning are available in the tab_options() function).

We need to ensure that we have the shiny package installed first. This is easily by using install.packages("shiny"). More information on creating Shiny apps can be found on the Shiny website.

Usage

render_gt(
  expr,
  width = NULL,
  height = NULL,
  align = NULL,
  env = parent.frame(),
  quoted = FALSE,
  outputArgs = list()
)

Arguments

expr

Expression

<expression>|obj:<data.frame>|obj:<tbl_df>

An expression that creates a gt table object. For sake of convenience, a data frame or tibble can be used here (it will be automatically introduced to gt() with its default options).

width, height

Dimensions of table container

scalar<numeric|integer|character> // default: NULL (optional)

The width and height of the table's container. Either can be specified as a single-length character vector with units of pixels or as a percentage. If provided as a single-length numeric vector, it is assumed that the value is given in units of pixels. The px() and pct() helper functions can also be used to pass in numeric values and obtain values as pixel or percent units.

align

Table alignment

scalar<character> // default: NULL (optional)

The alignment of the table in its container. If NULL, the table will be center-aligned. Valid options for this are: "center", "left", and "right".

env

Evaluation environment

<environment> // default: parent.frame()

The environment in which to evaluate the expr.

quoted

Option to quote() expr

scalar<logical> // default: FALSE

Is expr a quoted expression (with quote())? This is useful if you want to save an expression in a variable.

outputArgs

Output arguments

list // default: list()

A list of arguments to be passed through to the implicit call to gt_output() when render_gt() is used in an interactive R Markdown document.

Value

An object of class shiny.render.function.

Examples

Here is a Shiny app (contained within a single file) that (1) prepares a gt table, (2) sets up the ui with gt_output(), and (3) sets up the server with a render_gt() that uses the gt_tbl object as the input expression.

library(shiny)

gt_tbl <-
  gtcars |>
  gt() |>
  fmt_currency(columns = msrp, decimals = 0) |>
  cols_hide(columns = -c(mfr, model, year, mpg_c, msrp)) |>
  cols_label_with(columns = everything(), fn = toupper) |>
  data_color(columns = msrp, method = "numeric", palette = "viridis") |>
  sub_missing() |>
  opt_interactive(use_compact_mode = TRUE)

ui <- fluidPage(
  gt_output(outputId = "table")
)

server <- function(input, output, session) {
  output$table <- render_gt(expr = gt_tbl)
}

shinyApp(ui = ui, server = server)

Function ID

12-1

Function Introduced

v0.2.0.5 (March 31, 2020)

See also

Other Shiny functions: gt_output()