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How to trigger certain code depending on the user's tabItem choice in R-Shiny?

I would like to execute a block of commands when the user selects a specific "tabItem" from my "sidebarmenu". How can I trigger this chain of events?

sidebarMenu(
  menuItem("File", tabName = "tabFile"),
  menuItem("Data", tabName = "tabData")
)

...

observe({
  if(input$tabFile==TRUE) { a-block-of-commands }
})
Solution

  • This is explained in ?sidebarMenu. 

    sidebarMenu(
  id = "tabs", 
  menuItem("File", tabName = "tabFile"),
  menuItem("Data", tabName = "tabData")
)

...

observe({
  if(input$tabs == "tabFile") { a-block-of-commands }
})