Using DataTables Editor field types

[lvandersypen]

Hi,

I would like to use drop-down lists in my editable DT tables, to restrict the values that the user can enter. The DataTables Editor supports different field types (https://editor.datatables.net/reference/field/), but I can't figure out how to implement them in DT. Please can someone assist with an example.

Thanks
Lee

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[shrektan]

Unfortunately, it's not possible for now. So I'll take it as a feature request.

[stla]

You can do that with the JavaScript library CellEdit - see here. This is not compatible with the editing system of DT but you can send the info about the edited cell to theShiny server with a custom callback function.

[lvandersypen]

Unfortunately, it's not possible for now. So I'll take it as a feature request.

There's already a 2 year old pull request (#509) that implements support for different input types. When will it be merged to master and released?