Selectize.js: Select same item/variable multiple times

[AndrejVM]

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I wonder if it is possible to select the same variable multiple times in selectizeInput window.

For example I use the following code in Shiny app:

output$select_color_variable <- renderUI({
varnames <- colnames(uploaded_data())
selectizeInput("selected_color_var",
label = "Select color var in data file",
choices = c("",varnames), multiple = TRUE, options=list(hideSelected=FALSE))
})

Expected result:

I want already selected items to be able to be selected again. So the desired output should be a vector of selected variables where some elements of a vector could be duplicated. I think this could be added as a parameter in options.

Actual result:

I can only select the same item once.

[mcavalletto]

This is not possible with the current package and would require significant custom development. Good luck!

[AndrejVM]

Hello mcavalletto! Thanks for the response.

I wonder if you plan to add this option in some future update? This option seems extremely useful to me. For example I wan't it to create pairs of two variables from two selectizeInput windows. Of course in this case variable can be repeated many times in different pairs.

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