Select API

API documentation for the React Select component. Learn about the available props, and the CSS API.

Import

import Select from '@material-ui/core/Select';
// o
import { Select } from '@material-ui/core';

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Component name

The name MuiSelect can be used when providing default props or style overrides in the theme.

Props

Nombre	Tipo	Por defecto	Descripción
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.
defaultValue	any		The default input value. Use when the component is not controlled.
displayEmpty	bool	false	If `true`, a value is displayed even if no items are selected. In order to display a meaningful value, a function can be passed to the `renderValue` prop which returns the value to be displayed when no items are selected. ⚠️ When using this prop, make sure the label doesn't overlap with the empty displayed value. The label should either be hidden or forced to a shrunk state.
IconComponent	elementType	ArrowDropDownIcon	The icon that displays the arrow.
id	string		The `id` of the wrapper element or the `select` element when `native`.
input	element		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.
label	node		See OutlinedInput#label
labelId	string		The ID of an element that acts as an additional label. The Select will be labelled by the additional label and the selected value.
MenuProps	object		Props 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 uses a native `select` element.
onChange	func		Callback 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` (any). 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	false	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) => ReactNode` value: The `value` provided to the component.
SelectDisplayProps	object		Props applied to the clickable div element.
sx	object
value	any		The `input` value. Providing an empty string will select no options. This prop is required when the `native` prop is `false` (default). Set to an empty string `''` if you don't want any of the available options to be selected. If the value is an object it must have reference equality with the option in order to be selected. If the value is not an object, the string representation must match with the string representation of the option in order to be selected.
variant	'filled' \| 'outlined' \| 'standard'	'outlined'	The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.
Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (OutlinedInput).

Inheritance

While not explicitly documented above, the props of the OutlinedInput component are also available on Select. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.

CSS

Rule name	Global class	Descripción
root	.MuiSelect-root	Styles applied to the select component `root` class.
select	.MuiSelect-select	Styles applied to the select component `select` class.
filled	.MuiSelect-filled	Styles applied to the select component if `variant="filled"`.
outlined	.MuiSelect-outlined	Styles applied to the select component if `variant="outlined"`.
standard	.MuiSelect-standard
disabled	.Mui-disabled	Pseudo-class applied to the select component `disabled` class.
icon	.MuiSelect-icon	Styles applied to the icon component.
iconOpen	.MuiSelect-iconOpen	Styles applied to the icon component if the popup is open.
iconFilled	.MuiSelect-iconFilled	Styles applied to the icon component if `variant="filled"`.
iconOutlined	.MuiSelect-iconOutlined	Styles applied to the icon component if `variant="outlined"`.
iconStandard	.MuiSelect-iconStandard
nativeInput	.MuiSelect-nativeInput	Styles applied to the underlying native input component.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.

Demos

Selects