Select API

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

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

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		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 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		Props applied to the clickable div element.
value	any		The input value. This prop is required when the native prop is false (default).
variant	'standard' | 'outlined' | 'filled'		The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

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

CSS

• Style sheet name: MuiSelect.
• Style sheet details:

Rule name	Global class	Description
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".
selectMenu	MuiSelect-selectMenu	Styles applied to the select component selectMenu class.
disabled	Mui-disabled	Pseudo-class applied to the select component disabled class.
icon	MuiSelect-icon	Styles applied to the select component icon class.

You can override the style of the component thanks to one of these customization points:

• With a rule name of the classes object prop.
• With a global class name.
• With a theme and an overrides property.

If that's not sufficient, you can check the implementation of the component for more detail.

Inheritance

The props 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

• Selects