Select

Select

The API documentation of the Select React component.

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.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
displayEmpty bool false If true, the selected item is displayed even if its value is empty. You can only use it when the native property is false (default).
IconComponent union: string |
 func |
 object
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. You can only use it when the native property is false (default).
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 property is false (default).
renderValue func Render the selected value. You can only use it when the native property 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 union: string |
 number |
 bool |
 arrayOf
The input value. This property is required when the native property is false (default).

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

CSS API

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

Name Description
root Styles applied to the Input component root class.
select Styles applied to the Input component select class.
selectMenu Styles applied to the Input component selectMenu class.
disabled Styles applied to the Input component disabled class.
icon Styles applied to the Input component icon class.

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

If using the overrides key of the theme as documented here, 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.

Demos