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Select API

The API documentation of the Select React component. Learn more about the properties and the CSS customization points.

import Select from '@material-ui/core/Select';

Props

Name Type Default Description
autoWidth bool false If true, the width of the popover will automatically be set according to the items inside the menu, otherwise it will be at least the width of the select input.
children node The option elements to populate the select with. Can be some MenuItem when native is false and option when native is true.
⚠️The MenuItem elements must be direct descendants when native is false.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
displayEmpty bool false If true, a value is displayed even if no items are selected.
In order to display a meaningful value, a function should be passed to the renderValue prop which returns the value to be displayed when no items are selected. You can only use it when the native prop is false (default).
IconComponent elementType ArrowDropDownIcon The icon that displays the arrow.
input element <Input /> An Input element; does not have to be a material-ui specific Input.
inputProps object Attributes applied to the input element. When native is true, the attributes are applied on the select element.
MenuProps object Properties applied to the Menu element.
multiple bool false If true, value must be an array and the menu will support multiple selections.
native bool false If true, the component will be using a native select element.
onChange func Callback function fired when a menu item is selected.

Signature:
function(event: object, child?: object) => void
event: The event source of the callback. You can pull out the new value by accessing event.target.value.
child: The react element that was selected when native is false (default).
onClose func Callback fired when the component requests to be closed. Use in controlled mode (see open).

Signature:
function(event: object) => void
event: The event source of the callback
onOpen func Callback fired when the component requests to be opened. Use in controlled mode (see open).

Signature:
function(event: object) => void
event: The event source of the callback
open bool Control select open state. You can only use it when the native prop is false (default).
renderValue func Render the selected value. You can only use it when the native prop is false (default).

Signature:
function(value: any) => ReactElement
value: The value provided to the component.
SelectDisplayProps object Properties applied to the clickable div element.
value any The input value. This prop is required when the native prop is false (default).
variant enum: 'standard' |
 'outlined' |
 'filled'
The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Any other properties supplied will be provided to the root element (Input).

CSS

You can override all the class names injected by Material-UI thanks to the classes prop. This prop accepts the following keys:

Name Description
root Styles applied to the select component root class.
select Styles applied to the select component select class.
filled Styles applied to the select component if variant="filled".
outlined Styles applied to the select component if variant="outlined".
selectMenu Styles applied to the select component selectMenu class.
disabled Pseudo-class applied to the select component disabled class.
icon Styles applied to the select component icon class.

Have a look at the overriding styles with classes section and the implementation of the component for more detail.

If using the overrides key of the theme, you need to use the following style sheet name: MuiSelect.

Inheritance

The properties of the Input component are also available. You can take advantage of this behavior to target nested components.

Notes

The component can cause issues in StrictMode.

Demos