DT export without format R Shiny - r

Question

I am exporting data with the button extension of DT. When clicking on copy or excel or pdf, format is also exported.
DT version 0.14 include format contrary to the old version 0.5 that is the comportement needed.
Reproducible exemple, Sepal.Width column with unit in meters in table that I don't want to export :
library(shiny)
library(DT)
ui <- fluidPage(
dataTableOutput("dt_table")
)
server <- function(input, output) {
output$dt_table <- renderDataTable({
datatable(
iris,
options = list(dom = 'lBfrtip', buttons = c('copy','excel', 'pdf')),
extensions = 'Buttons'
) %>% formatString(
columns = 'Sepal.Width',
suffix = " meters"
)
})
}
shinyApp(ui = ui, server = server)
Do you know any argument to export dataset without formating ?
Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

Here is a way:
library(shiny)
library(DT)
ui <- fluidPage(
DTOutput("dt_table")
)
render <- c(
"function(data, type, row, meta){",
" if(type === 'display'){",
" return data + ' meters';",
" }else{",
" return data;",
" }",
"}"
)
server <- function(input, output) {
output$dt_table <- renderDT({
datatable(
iris,
options = list(
dom = 'lBfrtip',
buttons = list(
list(
extend = "copy",
exportOptions = list(orthogonal = "export")
),
list(
extend = "excel",
exportOptions = list(orthogonal = "export")
),
list(
extend = "pdf",
exportOptions = list(orthogonal = "export")
)
),
columnDefs = list(
list(targets = 2, render = JS(render))
)
),
extensions = 'Buttons'
)
})
}
shinyApp(ui = ui, server = server)
EDIT
Another way:
tplString2 <- function(prefix, suffix, ...) {
sprintf(
"type === 'display' ? DTWidget.formatString(data, %s, %s) : data;",
DT:::jsValues(prefix), DT:::jsValues(suffix)
)
}
formatString2 <- function(table, columns, prefix = '', suffix = '') {
DT:::formatColumns(table, columns, tplString2, prefix, suffix)
}
tplDate2 <- function(method, params, ...) {
params = if (length(params) > 0) paste(',', jsonlite::toJSON(params)) else ''
sprintf(
"type === 'display' ? DTWidget.formatDate(data, %s%s) : data;",
DT:::jsValues(method), params
)
}
formatDate2 <- function(table, columns, method = 'toDateString', params = NULL) {
if (!inherits(table, 'datatables'))
stop("Invalid table argument; a table object created from datatable() was expected")
x = table$x
if (x$filter != 'none') {
if (inherits(columns, 'formula')) columns = all.vars(columns)
colnames = base::attr(x, 'colnames', exact = TRUE)
rownames = base::attr(x, 'rownames', exact = TRUE)
if (is.null(params)) params = list()
cols = sprintf("%d", DT:::name2int(columns, colnames, rownames))
x$filterDateFmt = as.list(x$filterDateFmt)
for (col in cols) x$filterDateFmt[[col]] = list(
method = method, params = jsonlite::toJSON(params)
)
table$x = x
}
DT:::formatColumns(table, columns, tplDate2, method, params)
}
library(shiny)
library(DT)
server <- function(input, output) {
output$dt_table <- renderDT({
datatable(
iris,
options = list(
dom = 'lBfrtip',
buttons = list(
list(
extend = "copy",
exportOptions = list(orthogonal = "export")
),
list(
extend = "excel",
exportOptions = list(orthogonal = "export")
),
list(
extend = "pdf",
exportOptions = list(orthogonal = "export")
)
)
),
extensions = 'Buttons'
) %>%
formatString2(columns = 1, suffix = " meters")
})
}