Demo: Autorun Interactive Code Cells
Overview
This demo showcases the functionality of automatically executing code within an interactive area, revealing output before any modifications can be made to the document.
autorun Option
The autorun option works in tandem with the interactive context, enabling a non-interactive execution of code within the editable code area before any changes can be made to the area.
To illustrate, let’s imagine a situation where you are prompted to modify the statement “Hello ___!” In the default view of an interactive cell, the results are not initially displayed.
```{webr-r}
#| context: interactive
# Write your name here by replace ___
name <- "_____"
print(paste0("Hello, ", name, "!"))
```By including #| autorun: true, we enable the display of results when the document first loads. Revisiting the previous example, the editable code area now presents a distinct output, prompting the user to “Fill in the blanks”:
```{webr-r}
#| context: interactive
#| autorun: true
# Write your name here by replace ___
name <- "_____"
print(paste0("Hello, ", name, "!"))
```Target Practice
One key use of the non-interactive areas is to generate a targeted outcome and have iterative attempts to reach the desired output.
For example, consider the gapminder data set.
```{webr-r}
#| context: output
data("gapminder", package = "gapminder")
head(gapminder)
```How can we use gapminder data to re-create the following ggplot2 graph?
```{webr-r}
#| context: output
#| fig-width: 5
#| fig-height: 3
#| out-width: 500px
ggplot(gapminder, aes(lifeExp)) +
geom_density(aes(fill=continent), alpha=1/4) + theme_bw()
```We’ve provided a code area for you to explore creating different kinds of graphs and have already run its contents!
```{webr-r}
#| context: interactive
#| autorun: true
#| fig-width: 5
#| fig-height: 3
#| out-width: 500px
ggplot(gapminder, aes(lifeExp)) +
theme_bw()
```Fin
This demo illustrated the ease with which an interactive editable code area can seamlessly transition into a non-interactive mode, allow its results to be shown when the page loads.
This Quarto extension is open source software and is not affiliated with Posit, Quarto, or webR. The extension is at best a community effort to simplify the integration of webR inside of Quarto generated documents.