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Select
Use a select input when a user needs to select one option from a long list
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Examples
Basic
With grouped options
OptGroup labels are not accessible to all screen readers, so they cannot convey critical information just information that improves usability.
With a placeholder
Select placeholders cannot be used in place of labels and should be used sparingly. They also should not convey critical information.
Props
Select
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| block | boolean | false | Creates a full width input element |
| contrast | boolean | false | Changes background color to a higher contrast color |
| placeholder | string | Placeholder text to show when no option is selected. <br /> This option is hidden from the dropdown menu when the 'required' prop is set | |
| size | 'small' | 'medium' | 'large' | Creates a smaller or larger input than the default. | |
| validationStatus | 'error' | 'success' | 'warning' | Style the input to match the status |
Status
Alpha
- Component props and basic example usage of the component are documented on primer.style/react.
- Component does not have any unnecessary third-party dependencies.
- Component can adapt to different themes.
- Component can adapt to different screen sizes.
- Component has robust unit test coverage (100% where achievable).
- Component has visual regression coverage of its default and interactive states.
- Component does not introduce any axe violations.
- Component has been manually reviewed by the accessibility team and any resulting issues have been addressed.
Beta
- Component is used in a production application.
- Common usage examples are documented on primer.style/react.
- Common usage examples are documented in storybook stories.
- Component has been reviewed by a systems designer and any resulting issues have been addressed.
- Component does not introduce any performance regressions.
Stable
- Component API has been stable with no breaking changes for at least one month.
- Feedback on API usability has been sought from developers using the component and any resulting issues have been addressed.
- Component has corresponding design guidelines documented in the interface guidelines.
- Component has corresponding Figma component in the Primer Web library.
- Tooling (such as linters, codemods, etc.) exists to prevent further use of alternatives.