Question

What are the different types of input for parameters in rmarkdown?

Answer 1

There are different types of inputs that are allowed for a parameter - 

Defined by giving value to label attribute.

• Slider Input  
• Numerical/ date/ text Input
• Password Input
• select list
• radio buttons
• file input

All the types follow the same syntax for defining the parameter.

title: sample
output: html_document
params:
  year:
    label: "Year"
    value: 2017
    input: slider
    min: 2010
    max: 2018
    step: 1
    sep: ""

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The attributes change depending on the type of input such as value, sep.min,max ,etc.