Select API

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

Import

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

You can learn more about the difference by reading this guide.

Component name

The MuiSelect name can be used for providing default props or style overrides at the theme level.

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.
defaultValue	any		The default element 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.
labelWidth	number	0	See OutlinedInput#label
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		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.
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'	'standard'	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

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 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".
nativeInput	.MuiSelect-nativeInput	Styles applied to the underlying native input component.

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.

Demos

• Selects