input widget for recording the attributes of >=0 complex objects

[SrikanthX]

Hi all!

I would like to understand if there is some combination of widgets and panels that might enable the following use case:

• I want users to be able to record the attributes of a complex object (here I'm using 'complex' loosely -- just a thing consisting of fields with values, some optional and not)
• for instance, in the context of recording one's vehicles, we might want the application to do the following:

1. Ask the user if they have any vehicles. If yes, surface a collection of fields for recording some set of attributes about their first vehicle

• make
• model
• year
• color

2. After entering the first vehicle, ask if they have any remaining vehicles.

• if yes, surface a form with the attributes above for vehicle #2
• then ask if they have any further vehicles

And then rinse and repeat.

I know how to do conditional panels and outputs based on input condition but I think I'm getting tripped up on how to populate objects in a collection of said objects of arbitrary length. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

SrikanthX

[nirgrahamuk]

I recommend you read section 10.3.2 of the shiny book :

Chapter 10 Dynamic UI | Mastering Shiny

[SrikanthX]

Thanks so much for the reference! That looks very promising.