Select

Source@react-form-builder/components-material-ui

Introduction

The Select component is a dropdown menu that allows users to choose one option from a list of predefined choices. It provides a compact way to present multiple options while conserving space in forms and interfaces. The component features Material Design styling with proper accessibility support.

The Select component is based on Material UI Select. It is included within the following NPM package: @react-form-builder/components-material-ui.

The Select component can be styled and configured to fit specific design and functionality requirements by using various properties that are presented and described below.

Main properties

The following general properties are available within the Main tab:

Name	Type	Description
Label	string	Text that is displayed as the label for the dropdown
Disabled	boolean	Disables the dropdown, making it non-interactive
Variant	choice	Sets the visual variant (outlined, standard, filled)
Size	choice	Sets the size of the dropdown (small, medium, large)
Error	boolean	Applies error styling to indicate invalid selection
Helper text	string	Additional text displayed below the field (e.g., for validation messages)
Value	string	Sets the default selected value
Items	array	Array of options to display in the dropdown (default: ["Item1", "Item2", "Item3"])

At the bottom of the Main properties menu, you can find additional options:

• Render When: Provides conditional rendering for your component as described in the corresponding chapter.
• HTML attributes: Allows you to provide custom HTML attributes for your form.

Style properties

These are properties that allow to customize the size, color and other style properties of your component:

• For Device: You can provide component's style customization for all devices or specific devices by using this dropdown list. Refer to Adaptive Layout for more details.

• Component > Class Name: Add a class name for your component for the subsequent styling if necessary.

• Wrapper: The options below enable you to tailor the appearance of your component and customize it for a specific device type, as selected in the For Device property:

  Name	Type	Description
  Width	number	Specifies the width for your component
  Height	number	Specifies the height for your component
  Margin top/right/bottom/left	number	Margin values for you component
  Color	string	Allows customizing the text color
  Background color	string	Enables customizing the background color