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\name{registerInputHandler}
\alias{registerInputHandler}
\title{Register an Input Handler}
\usage{
registerInputHandler(type, fun, force = FALSE)
}
\arguments{
\item{type}{The type for which the handler should be
added -- should be a single-element character vector.}
\item{fun}{The handler function. This is the function
that will be used to parse the data delivered from the
client before it is available in the \code{input}
variable. The function will be called with the following
three parameters: \enumerate{ \item{The value of this
input as provided by the client, deserialized using
RJSONIO.} \item{The \code{shinysession} in which the
input exists.} \item{The name of the input.} }}
\item{force}{If \code{TRUE}, will overwrite any existing
handler without warning. If \code{FALSE}, will throw an
error if this class already has a handler defined.}
}
\description{
Adds an input handler for data of this type. When called, Shiny will use the
function provided to refine the data passed back from the client (after being
deserialized by RJSONIO) before making it available in the \code{input}
variable of the \code{server.R} file.
}
\details{
This function will register the handler for the duration of the R process
(unless Shiny is explicitly reloaded). For that reason, the \code{type} used
should be very specific to this package to minimize the risk of colliding
with another Shiny package which might use this data type name. We recommend
the format of "packageName.widgetName".
Currently Shiny registers the following handlers: \code{shiny.matrix},
\code{shiny.number}, and \code{shiny.date}.
The \code{type} of a custom Shiny Input widget will be deduced using the
\code{getType()} JavaScript function on the registered Shiny inputBinding.
}
\examples{
\dontrun{
# Register an input handler which rounds a input number to the nearest integer
registerInputHandler("mypackage.validint", function(x, shinysession, name) {
if (is.null(x)) return(NA)
round(x)
})
## On the Javascript side, the associated input binding must have a corresponding getType method:
getType: function(el) {
return "mypackage.validint";
}
}
}
\seealso{
\code{\link{removeInputHandler}}
}