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Select
[component-header:sl-select]
Selects allow you to choose one or more items from a dropdown menu.
<sl-select>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
<sl-divider></sl-divider>
<sl-menu-item value="option-4">Option 4</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-5">Option 5</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-6">Option 6</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlDivider, SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
<SlDivider />
<SlMenuItem value="option-4">Option 4</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-5">Option 5</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-6">Option 6</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
?> This component doesn't work with standard forms. Use <sl-form>
instead.
Examples
Placeholders
Use the placeholder
attribute to add a placeholder.
<sl-select placeholder="Select one">
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect placeholder="Select one">
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
Clearable
Use the clearable
attribute to make the control clearable.
<sl-select placeholder="Clearable" clearable>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect placeholder="Clearable" clearable>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
Filled Selects
Add the filled
attribute to draw a filled select.
<sl-select filled>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect filled>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
Pill
Use the pill
attribute to give selects rounded edges.
<sl-select pill>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect pill>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
Disabled
Use the disabled
attribute to disable a select.
<sl-select placeholder="Disabled" disabled>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect placeholder="Disabled" disabled>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
Multiple
To allow multiple options to be selected, use the multiple
attribute. It's a good practice to use clearable
when this option is enabled. When using this option, value
will be an array instead of a string.
<sl-select placeholder="Select a few" multiple clearable>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
<sl-divider></sl-divider>
<sl-menu-item value="option-4">Option 4</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-5">Option 5</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-6">Option 6</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlDivider, SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect placeholder="Select a few" multiple clearable>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
<SlDivider />
<SlMenuItem value="option-4">Option 4</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-5">Option 5</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-6">Option 6</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
Grouping Options
Options can be grouped visually using menu labels and dividers.
<sl-select placeholder="Select one">
<sl-menu-label>Group 1</sl-menu-label>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
<sl-divider></sl-divider>
<sl-menu-label>Group 2</sl-menu-label>
<sl-menu-item value="option-4">Option 4</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-5">Option 5</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-6">Option 6</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlDivider, SlMenuItem, SlMenuLabel, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect placeholder="Select one">
<SlMenuLabel>Group 1</SlMenuLabel>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
<SlDivider></SlDivider>
<SlMenuLabel>Group 2</SlMenuLabel>
<SlMenuItem value="option-4">Option 4</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-5">Option 5</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-6">Option 6</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
Sizes
Use the size
attribute to change a select's size.
<sl-select placeholder="Small" size="small" multiple>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
<br>
<sl-select placeholder="Medium" size="medium" multiple>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
<br>
<sl-select placeholder="Large" size="large" multiple>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<>
<SlSelect placeholder="Small" size="small" multiple>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
<br />
<SlSelect placeholder="Medium" size="medium" multiple>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
<br />
<SlSelect placeholder="Large" size="large" multiple>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
</>
);
Selecting Options Programmatically
The value
property is bound to the current selection. As the selection changes, so will the value. To programmatically manage the selection, update the value
property.
<div class="selecting-example">
<sl-select>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
<br>
<sl-button data-option="option-1">Set 1</sl-button>
<sl-button data-option="option-2">Set 2</sl-button>
<sl-button data-option="option-3">Set 3</sl-button>
</div>
<script>
const container = document.querySelector('.selecting-example');
const select = container.querySelector('sl-select');
[...container.querySelectorAll('sl-button')].map(button => {
button.addEventListener('click', () => {
select.value = button.dataset.option;
});
});
</script>
import { useState } from 'react';
import { SlButton, SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => {
const [value, setValue] = useState('option-1');
return (
<>
<SlSelect value={value} onSlChange={event => setValue(event.target.value)}>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
<br />
<SlButton onClick={() => setValue('option-1')}>Set 1</SlButton>
<SlButton onClick={() => setValue('option-2')}>Set 2</SlButton>
<SlButton onClick={() => setValue('option-3')}>Set 3</SlButton>
</>
);
};
Labels
Use the label
attribute to give the select an accessible label. For labels that contain HTML, use the label
slot instead.
<sl-select label="Select one">
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect label="Select one">
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
Help Text
Add descriptive help text to a select with the help-text
attribute. For help texts that contain HTML, use the help-text
slot instead.
<sl-select
label="Experience"
help-text="Please tell us your skill level."
>
<sl-menu-item value="1">Novice</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="2">Intermediate</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="3">Advanced</sl-menu-item>
</sl-select>
import { SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<SlSelect
label="Experience"
help-text="Please tell us your skill level."
>
<SlMenuItem value="1">Novice</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="2">Intermediate</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="3">Advanced</SlMenuItem>
</SlSelect>
);
Prefix & Suffix Icons
Use the prefix
and suffix
slots to add icons.
<sl-select placeholder="Small" size="small">
<sl-icon name="house" slot="prefix"></sl-icon>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
<sl-icon name="chat" slot="suffix"></sl-icon>
</sl-select>
<br>
<sl-select placeholder="Medium" size="medium">
<sl-icon name="house" slot="prefix"></sl-icon>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
<sl-icon name="chat" slot="suffix"></sl-icon>
</sl-select>
<br>
<sl-select placeholder="Large" size="large">
<sl-icon name="house" slot="prefix"></sl-icon>
<sl-menu-item value="option-1">Option 1</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-2">Option 2</sl-menu-item>
<sl-menu-item value="option-3">Option 3</sl-menu-item>
<sl-icon name="chat" slot="suffix"></sl-icon>
</sl-select>
import { SlIcon, SlMenuItem, SlSelect } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => (
<>
<SlSelect placeholder="Small" size="small">
<SlIcon name="house" slot="prefix"></SlIcon>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
<SlIcon name="chat" slot="suffix"></SlIcon>
</SlSelect>
<br />
<SlSelect placeholder="Medium" size="medium">
<SlIcon name="house" slot="prefix"></SlIcon>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
<SlIcon name="chat" slot="suffix"></SlIcon>
</SlSelect>
<br />
<SlSelect placeholder="Large" size="large">
<SlIcon name="house" slot="prefix"></SlIcon>
<SlMenuItem value="option-1">Option 1</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-2">Option 2</SlMenuItem>
<SlMenuItem value="option-3">Option 3</SlMenuItem>
<SlIcon name="chat" slot="suffix"></SlIcon>
</SlSelect>
</>
);
[component-metadata:sl-select]