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React SelectBox API

The SelectBox UI component is an editor that allows an end user to select an item from a drop-down list.

import SelectBox from "devextreme-react/select-box"

Selector: SelectBox

Configuration

An object defining configuration properties for the SelectBox UI component.

Name	Description
acceptCustomValue	Specifies whether the UI component allows a user to enter a custom value. Requires the onCustomItemCreating handler implementation.
accessKey	Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the UI component.
activeStateEnabled	Specifies whether the UI component changes its state as a result of user interaction.
buttons	Allows you to add custom buttons to the input text field.
dataSource	Binds the UI component to data.
deferRendering	Specifies whether to render the drop-down field's content when it is displayed. If false, the content is rendered immediately.
disabled	Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.
displayExpr	Specifies the data field whose values should be displayed.
displayValue	Returns the value currently displayed by the UI component.
dropDownButtonComponent	An alias for the dropDownButtonTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.
dropDownButtonRender	An alias for the dropDownButtonTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.
dropDownButtonTemplate	Specifies a custom template for the drop-down button.
dropDownOptions	Configures the drop-down field which holds the content.
elementAttr	Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.
fieldComponent	An alias for the fieldTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.
fieldRender	An alias for the fieldTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.
fieldTemplate	Specifies a custom template for the text field. Must contain the TextBox UI component.
focusStateEnabled	Specifies whether the UI component can be focused using keyboard navigation.
groupComponent	An alias for the groupTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.
grouped	Specifies whether data items should be grouped.
groupRender	An alias for the groupTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.
groupTemplate	Specifies a custom template for group captions.
height	Specifies the UI component's height.
hint	Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the UI component.
hoverStateEnabled	Specifies whether the UI component changes its state when a user pauses on it.
inputAttr	Specifies the attributes to be passed on to the underlying HTML element.
isValid	Specifies or indicates whether the editor's value is valid.
itemComponent	An alias for the itemTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.
itemRender	An alias for the itemTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.
items	An array of items displayed by the UI component.
itemTemplate	Specifies a custom template for items.
maxLength	Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter into the textbox.
minSearchLength	The minimum number of characters that must be entered into the text box to begin a search. Applies only if searchEnabled is true.
name	The value to be assigned to the `name` attribute of the underlying HTML element.
noDataText	Specifies the text or HTML markup displayed by the UI component if the item collection is empty.
onChange	A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard.
onClosed	A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is closed.
onContentReady	A function that is executed when the UI component's content is ready and each time the content is changed.
onCopy	A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been copied.
onCustomItemCreating	A function that is executed when a user adds a custom item. Requires acceptCustomValue to be set to true.
onCut	A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been cut.
onDisposing	A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.
onEnterKey	A function that is executed when the Enter key has been pressed while the UI component is focused.
onFocusIn	A function that is executed when the UI component gets focus.
onFocusOut	A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus.
onInitialized	A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.
onInput	A function that is executed each time the UI component's input is changed while the UI component is focused.
onItemClick	A function that is executed when a list item is clicked or tapped.
onKeyDown	A function that is executed when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard.
onKeyUp	A function that is executed when a user releases a key on the keyboard.
onOpened	A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is opened.
onOptionChanged	A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.
onPaste	A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been pasted.
onSelectionChanged	A function that is executed when a list item is selected or selection is canceled.
onValueChanged	A function that is executed after the UI component's value is changed.
opened	Specifies whether or not the drop-down editor is displayed.
openOnFieldClick	Specifies whether a user can open the drop-down list by clicking a text field.
placeholder	The text that is provided as a hint in the select box editor.
readOnly	Specifies whether the editor is read-only.
rtlEnabled	Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.
searchEnabled	Specifies whether to allow searching.
searchExpr	Specifies the name of a data source item field or an expression whose value is compared to the search criterion.
searchMode	Specifies a comparison operation used to search UI component items.
searchTimeout	Specifies the time delay, in milliseconds, after the last character has been typed in, before a search is executed.
selectedItem	Gets the currently selected item.
showClearButton	Specifies whether to display the Clear button in the UI component.
showDataBeforeSearch	Specifies whether or not the UI component displays unfiltered values until a user types a number of characters exceeding the minSearchLength property value.
showDropDownButton	Specifies whether the drop-down button is visible.
showSelectionControls	Specifies whether or not to display selection controls.
spellcheck	Specifies whether or not the UI component checks the inner text for spelling mistakes.
stylingMode	Specifies how the UI component's text field is styled.
tabIndex	Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.
text	The read-only property that holds the text displayed by the UI component input element.
useItemTextAsTitle	Specifies whether the SelectBox uses item's text a title attribute.
validationError	Information on the broken validation rule. Contains the first item from the validationErrors array.
validationErrors	An array of the validation rules that failed.
validationMessageMode	Specifies how the message about the validation rules that are not satisfied by this editor's value is displayed.
validationStatus	Indicates or specifies the current validation status.
value	Specifies the currently selected value. May be an object if dataSource contains objects and valueExpr is not set.
valueChangeEvent	Specifies the DOM events after which the UI component's value should be updated. Applies only if acceptCustomValue is set to true.
valueExpr	Specifies which data field provides unique values to the UI component's value.
visible	Specifies whether the UI component is visible.
width	Specifies the UI component's width.
wrapItemText	Specifies whether text that exceeds the drop-down list width should be wrapped.

Methods

This section describes members used to manipulate data.

Name	Description
beginUpdate()	Prevents the UI component from refreshing until the endUpdate() method is called.
blur()	Removes focus from the input element.
close()	Closes the drop-down editor.
content()	Gets the popup window's content.
defaultOptions(rule)	Specifies the device-dependent default configuration properties for this component.
dispose()	Disposes of all the resources allocated to the SelectBox instance.
element()	Gets the root UI component element.
endUpdate()	Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method.
field()	Gets the UI component's `<input>` element.
focus()	Sets focus to the input element representing the UI component.
getButton(name)	Gets an instance of a custom action button.
getDataSource()	Gets the DataSource instance.
getInstance(element)	Gets the instance of a UI component found using its DOM node.
instance()	Gets the UI component's instance. Use it to access other methods of the UI component.
off(eventName)	Detaches all event handlers from a single event.
off(eventName, eventHandler)	Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.
on(eventName, eventHandler)	Subscribes to an event.
on(events)	Subscribes to events.
open()	Opens the drop-down editor.
option()	Gets all UI component properties.
option(optionName)	Gets the value of a single property.
option(optionName, optionValue)	Updates the value of a single property.
option(options)	Updates the values of several properties.
registerKeyHandler(key, handler)	Registers a handler to be executed when a user presses a specific key.
repaint()	Repaints the UI component without reloading data. Call it to update the UI component's markup.
reset()	Resets the value property to the default value.
resetOption(optionName)	Resets a property to its default value.

Events

This section describes events fired by this UI component.

Name	Description
change	Raised when the UI component loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard.
closed	Raised once the drop-down editor is closed.
contentReady	Raised when the UI component's content is ready.
copy	Raised when the UI component's input has been copied.
customItemCreating	Raised when a user adds a custom item.
cut	Raised when the UI component's input has been cut.
disposing	Raised before the UI component is disposed of.
enterKey	Raised when the Enter key has been pressed while the UI component is focused.
focusIn	Raised when the UI component gets focus.
focusOut	Raised when the UI component loses focus.
initialized	Raised only once, after the UI component is initialized.
input	Raised each time the UI component's input is changed while the UI component is focused.
itemClick	Raised when a list item is clicked or tapped.
keyDown	Raised when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard.
keyUp	Raised when a user releases a key on the keyboard.
opened	Raised once the drop-down editor is opened.
optionChanged	Raised after a UI component property is changed.
paste	Raised when the UI component's input has been pasted.
selectionChanged	Raised when a list item is selected or selection is canceled.
valueChanged	Raised after the UI component's value is changed.

React SelectBox API

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Configuration

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Methods

Events

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