React SelectBox Props
See Also
acceptCustomValue
Specifies whether the UI component allows a user to enter a custom value. Requires the onCustomItemCreating handler implementation.
accessKey
The value of this property will be passed to the accesskey
attribute of the HTML element that underlies the UI component.
activeStateEnabled
The UI component switches to the active state when users press down the primary mouse button. When this property is set to true, the CSS rules for the active state apply. You can change these rules to customize the component.
Use this property when you display the component on a platform whose guidelines include the active state change for UI components.
buttons[]
Built-in buttons should also be declared in this array. You can find an example in the following demo:
customItemCreateEvent
Specifies the DOM event after which the custom item should be created. Applies only if acceptCustomValue is enabled.
This property accepts a single event name or several names separated by spaces.
The recommended events are "blur", "change", and "focusout", but you can use other events as well. The default value of this property is "change", and items are created when the component loses focus.
If you want to enable custom item creation when users press the Tab key, assign "change" or "focusout" to this property.
dataSource
Array<CollectionWidgetItem | any>
| nullThe SelectBox works with collections of objects or string
, number
, or boolean
values.
Depending on your data source, bind the SelectBox to data as follows. In each case, also specify the valueExpr, displayExpr, or both if the data source provides objects.
Data Array
Assign the array to the dataSource option.Read-Only Data in JSON Format
Set the dataSource property to the URL of a JSON file or service that returns JSON data.OData
Implement an ODataStore.Web API, PHP, MongoDB
Use one of the following extensions to enable the server to process data according to the protocol DevExtreme UI components use:Then, use the createStore method to configure access to the server on the client as shown below. This method is part of DevExtreme.AspNet.Data.
jQuery
JavaScript$(function() { let serviceUrl = "https://url/to/my/service"; $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({ // ... dataSource: DevExpress.data.AspNet.createStore({ key: "ID", loadUrl: serviceUrl + "/GetAction", insertUrl: serviceUrl + "/InsertAction", updateUrl: serviceUrl + "/UpdateAction", deleteUrl: serviceUrl + "/DeleteAction" }) }) });
Angular
app.component.tsapp.component.htmlapp.module.tsimport { Component } from '@angular/core'; import CustomStore from 'devextreme/data/custom_store'; import { createStore } from 'devextreme-aspnet-data-nojquery'; @Component({ selector: 'app-root', templateUrl: './app.component.html', styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] }) export class AppComponent { store: CustomStore; constructor() { let serviceUrl = "https://url/to/my/service"; this.store = createStore({ key: "ID", loadUrl: serviceUrl + "/GetAction", insertUrl: serviceUrl + "/InsertAction", updateUrl: serviceUrl + "/UpdateAction", deleteUrl: serviceUrl + "/DeleteAction" }) } }
<dx-select-box ... [dataSource]="store"> </dx-select-box>
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; import { DxSelectBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; @NgModule({ declarations: [ AppComponent ], imports: [ BrowserModule, DxSelectBoxModule ], providers: [], bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule { }
Vue
App.vue<template> <DxSelectBox ... :data-source="store" /> </template> <script> import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import CustomStore from 'devextreme/data/custom_store'; import { createStore } from 'devextreme-aspnet-data-nojquery'; import { DxSelectBox } from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; export default { components: { DxSelectBox }, data() { const serviceUrl = "https://url/to/my/service"; const store = createStore({ key: "ID", loadUrl: serviceUrl + "/GetAction", insertUrl: serviceUrl + "/InsertAction", updateUrl: serviceUrl + "/UpdateAction", deleteUrl: serviceUrl + "/DeleteAction" }); return { store } } } </script>
React
App.jsimport React from 'react'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import CustomStore from 'devextreme/data/custom_store'; import { createStore } from 'devextreme-aspnet-data-nojquery'; import SelectBox from 'devextreme-react/select-box'; const serviceUrl = "https://url/to/my/service"; const store = createStore({ key: "ID", loadUrl: serviceUrl + "/GetAction", insertUrl: serviceUrl + "/InsertAction", updateUrl: serviceUrl + "/UpdateAction", deleteUrl: serviceUrl + "/DeleteAction" }); class App extends React.Component { render() { return ( <SelectBox ... dataSource={store} /> ); } } export default App;
Any other data source
Implement a CustomStore.
Regardless of the data source on the input, the SelectBox always wraps it in the DataSource object. This object allows you to sort, filter, group, and perform other data shaping operations. To get its instance, call the getDataSource() method.
Review the following notes about data binding:
Do not specify the items property if you specified the dataSource, and vice versa.
Data field names cannot be equal to
this
and should not contain the following characters:.
,:
,[
, and]
.
jQuery
- The stores are immutable. You cannot change their configurations at runtime. Instead, create a new store or DataSource and assign it to the dataSource property as shown in the following help topic: Get and Set Properties.
Angular
- The stores are immutable. You cannot change their configurations at runtime. Instead, create a new store or DataSource and assign it to the dataSource property as shown in the following help topic: Two-Way Property Binding.
Vue
- The stores are immutable. You cannot change their configurations at runtime. Instead, create a new store or DataSource and assign it to the dataSource property as shown in the following help topic: Two-Way Property Binding.
React
- The stores are immutable. You cannot change their configurations at runtime. Instead, create a new store or DataSource and assign it to the dataSource property as shown in the following help topic: Controlled Mode.
deferRendering
Specifies whether to render the drop-down field's content when it is displayed. If false, the content is rendered immediately.
displayExpr
Set this property to the name of a data field that provides displayed values...
displayExpr: "name"
... or to a function that returns the displayed value:
displayExpr: function(item) { // "item" can be null return item && 'ID: ' + item.id + ', Name: ' + item.name; }
Leave this property unspecified or set it to this
if the data source contains primitives.
See Also
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.
dropDownOptions
Configures the drop-down field which holds the content.
See Popup Configuration for properties that you can specify in this object.
Angular
Vue
elementAttr
Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.
jQuery
$(function(){ $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({ // ... elementAttr: { id: "elementId", class: "class-name" } }); });
Angular
<dx-select-box ... [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }"> </dx-select-box>
import { DxSelectBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular"; // ... export class AppComponent { // ... } @NgModule({ imports: [ // ... DxSelectBoxModule ], // ... })
Vue
<template> <DxSelectBox ... :element-attr="selectBoxAttributes"> </DxSelectBox> </template> <script> import DxSelectBox from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; export default { components: { DxSelectBox }, data() { return { selectBoxAttributes: { id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' } } } } </script>
React
import React from 'react'; import SelectBox from 'devextreme-react/select-box'; class App extends React.Component { selectBoxAttributes = { id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' } render() { return ( <SelectBox ... elementAttr={this.selectBoxAttributes}> </SelectBox> ); } } export default App;
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.
If you define a fieldTemplate, the component does not render the underlying HTML. In this case, you should render hidden input with the corresponding name attribute to submit values through a HTML form.
The example below shows how to define the fieldTemplate. If you want to customize the field's text, use the TextBox's value property.
jQuery
$(function() { $("#selectBox").dxSelectBox({ // ... fieldTemplate(data, container) { container.append( $('<div>').dxTextBox({ value: data.Category + ": " + data.Name, readOnly: true }) ) }, }); });
Angular
<dx-select-box ... fieldTemplate="field" > <div *dxTemplate="let data of 'field'"> <div> <dx-text-box [value]="data && data.Category + ': ' + data.Name" [readOnly]="true" > </dx-text-box> </div> </div> </dx-select-box>
Vue
<template> <DxSelectBox ... field-template="field" > <template #field="{ data }"> <DxTextBox :value="data && data.Category + ': ' + data.Name" :read-only="true" /> </template> </DxSelectBox> </template> <script> // ... import DxSelectBox from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; import DxTextBox from 'devextreme-vue/text-box'; export default { components: { DxSelectBox, DxTextBox }, data() { return { // ... } } } </script>
React
import React from "react"; import SelectBox from "devextreme-react/select-box"; import TextBox from "devextreme-react/text-box"; function Field(data) { return <TextBox value={data && data.Category + ': ' + data.Name} readOnly={true} />; } function App() { return ( <SelectBox ... fieldRender={Field} /> </div> ); } export default App;
See Also
groupComponent
An alias for the groupTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.
grouped
When this property is true, make sure that all data source objects have the following structure:
const dataSource = [{ key: "Group 1", // Group caption items: [ // Items in the group { ... }, { ... } ] }, { // ... }];
You can supply data to this structure using the DataSource object's group property.
Only one-level grouping is supported.
If you enable both this property and DataSource.paginate, the pagination works only on the group level.
See Also
groupRender
An alias for the groupTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.
height
This property accepts a value of one of the following types:
Number
The height in pixels.String
A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example,"55px"
,"20vh"
,"80%"
,"inherit"
.Function (deprecated since v21.2)
Refer to the W0017 warning description for information on how you can migrate to viewport units.
inputAttr
jQuery
$(function(){ $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({ // ... inputAttr: { id: "inputId" } }); });
Angular
<dx-select-box ... [inputAttr]="{ id: 'inputId' }"> </dx-select-box>
import { DxSelectBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular"; // ... export class AppComponent { // ... } @NgModule({ imports: [ // ... DxSelectBoxModule ], // ... })
Vue
<template> <DxSelectBox :input-attr="inputAttr" /> </template> <script> import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import DxSelectBox from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; export default { components: { DxSelectBox }, data() { return { inputAttr: { id: 'inputId' } } } } </script>
React
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import SelectBox from 'devextreme-react/select-box'; const inputAttr = { id: 'inputId' }; export default function App() { return ( <SelectBox inputAttr={inputAttr} /> ); }
ASP.NET MVC Controls
@(Html.DevExtreme().SelectBox() .InputAttr("id", "inputId") // ===== or ===== .InputAttr(new { @id = "inputId" }) // ===== or ===== .InputAttr(new Dictionary<string, object>() { { "id", "inputId" } }) )
@(Html.DevExtreme().SelectBox() _ .InputAttr("id", "inputId") ' ===== or ===== .InputAttr(New With { .id = "inputId" }) ' ===== or ===== .InputAttr(New Dictionary(Of String, Object) From { { "id", "inputId" } }) )
To improve accessibility, use this property to specify aria-label for the component.
jQuery
$(function(){ $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({ // ... inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'your-label', }, }); });
Angular
<dx-select-box ... [inputAttr]="{ 'aria-label': 'your-label' }"> </dx-select-box>
Vue
<template> <DxSelectBox :input-attr="inputAttr" /> </template> <script> import DxSelectBox from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; export default { components: { DxSelectBox }, data() { return { inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'your-label' } } } } </script>
React
import SelectBox from 'devextreme-react/select-box'; const inputAttr = { 'aria-label': 'your-label' }; export default function App() { return ( <SelectBox inputAttr={inputAttr} /> ); }
You do not need to specify aria-label
if you use label.
isValid
See Also
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
Array<CollectionWidgetItem | any>
The items array can contain:
- Objects with fields described in this section
- Objects with any other fields. In this case, specify the itemTemplate.
If you need to update the UI component items, reassign the entire items array as shown in the following example:
selectBoxInstance.option('items', newItems);
As an alternative to items, you can use the dataSource property. It accepts the DataSource object, whose underlying stores provide an API that allows you to update individual items without reassigning the entire item collection.
labelMode
Specifies the label's display mode.
This property can have one of the following values:
labelMode | Description | Illustration |
---|---|---|
"static" | The label is displayed above the input field. | |
"floating" | The label is used as a placeholder, but when the editor gets focus, the label moves to the position above the input field. |
|
"hidden" | The label is hidden. |
If autofill is enabled in the browser, we do not recommend that you use "floating" mode. The autofill values will overlap the label when it is displayed as a placeholder. Use "static" mode instead.
minSearchLength
The minimum number of characters that must be entered into the text box to begin a search. Applies only if searchEnabled is true.
noDataText
The SelectBox component evaluates the noDataText property's value. This evaluation, however, makes the SelectBox potentially vulnerable to XSS attacks. To guard against these attacks, encode the HTML markup before you assign it to the noDataText property. Refer to the following help topic for more information: Potentially Vulnerable API - noDataText.
onChange
A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onClosed
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onContentReady
A function that is executed when the UI component is rendered and each time the component is repainted.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
The model data. Available only if you use Knockout. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onCopy
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onCustomItemCreating
A function that is executed when a user adds a custom item. Requires acceptCustomValue to be set to true.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
|
customItem | | | |
The field where to place a custom item. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if you use Knockout. |
text |
The input field's text. |
You can specify DOM events after which the component calls this function. Use the customItemCreateEvent property for this purpose. Besides the event passed to this property, the item can also be created when users press the Enter key.
The following code shows how to enable item creation when the Space key is pressed:
jQuery
$(function() { $("#selectBox").dxSelectBox({ // ... items: [{ id: 1, text: 'item 1'}], acceptCustomValue: true, displayExpr: 'text', onCustomItemCreating: (args) => { if (!args.text) { args.customItem = null; return; } const { component, text } = args; const currentItems = component.option('items'); const newId = currentItems.at(-1).id + 1; const newItem = { id: newId, text: text.trim(), }; const itemInDataSource = currentItems.find((item) => item.text === newItem.text) if (itemInDataSource) { args.customItem = itemInDataSource; } else { currentItems.push(newItem); component.option('items', currentItems); args.customItem = newItem; } }, onKeyDown: (e) => { if (e.event.code === 'Space') { const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Enter', keyCode: 13, which: 13, }); const target = e.event.target; target.dispatchEvent(event); } } }); });
Angular
<dx-select-box ... [items]="itemsArray" displayExpr="text" [acceptCustomValue]="true" (onCustomItemCreating)="onCustomItemCreating($event)" (onKeyDown)="onKeyDown($event)" > </dx-select-box>
// ... export class AppComponent { itemsArray = [{ id: 1, text: 'item 1'}]; onCustomItemCreating(args) { if (!args.text) { args.customItem = null; return; } const { component, text } = args; const currentItems = component.option('items'); const newId = currentItems.at(-1).id + 1; const newItem = { id: newId, text: text.trim(), }; const itemInDataSource = currentItems.find((item) => item.text === newItem.text) if (itemInDataSource) { args.customItem = itemInDataSource; } else { currentItems.push(newItem); component.option('items', currentItems); args.customItem = newItem; } } onKeyDown(e) { if (e.event.code === 'Space') { const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Enter', keyCode: 13, which: 13, }); const target = e.event.target; target.dispatchEvent(event); } } }
Vue
<template> <DxSelectBox ... :items="itemsArray" display-expr="text" :accept-custom-value="true" @customItemCreating="onCustomItemCreating" @keyDown="onKeyDown" > </DxSelectBox> </template> <script> // ... export default { components: { DxSelectBox }, data() { return { itemsArray: [{ id: 1, text: 'item 1'}] } }, methods: { onCustomItemCreating(args) { if (!args.text) { args.customItem = null; return; } const { component, text } = args; const currentItems = component.option('items'); const newId = currentItems.at(-1).id + 1; const newItem = { id: newId, text: text.trim(), }; const itemInDataSource = currentItems.find((item) => item.text === newItem.text) if (itemInDataSource) { args.customItem = itemInDataSource; } else { currentItems.push(newItem); component.option('items', currentItems); args.customItem = newItem; } }, onKeyDown(e) { if (e.event.code === 'Space') { const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Enter', keyCode: 13, which: 13, }); const target = e.event.target; target.dispatchEvent(event); } } } } </script>
React
// ... const itemsArray = [{ id: 1, text: 'item 1'}]; const onCustomItemCreating = (args) => { if (!args.text) { args.customItem = null; return; } const { component, text } = args; const currentItems = component.option('items'); const newId = currentItems.at(-1).id + 1; const newItem = { id: newId, text: text.trim(), }; const itemInDataSource = currentItems.find((item) => item.text === newItem.text) if (itemInDataSource) { args.customItem = itemInDataSource; } else { currentItems.push(newItem); component.option('items', currentItems); args.customItem = newItem; } } const onKeyDown = (e) => { if (e.event.code === 'Space') { const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Enter', keyCode: 13, which: 13, }); const target = e.event.target; target.dispatchEvent(event); } } function App() { return ( <SelectBox ... items={itemsArray} displayExpr="text" acceptCustomValue={true} onCustomItemCreating={onCustomItemCreating} onKeyDown={onKeyDown} /> ); } export default App;
See Also
onCut
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onDisposing
A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
The model data. Available only if you use Knockout. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onEnterKey
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onFocusIn
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onFocusOut
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onInitialized
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
Angular
<dx-select-box ... (onInitialized)="saveInstance($event)"> </dx-select-box>
import { Component } from "@angular/core"; import SelectBox from "devextreme/ui/data_grid"; // ... export class AppComponent { selectBoxInstance: SelectBox; saveInstance (e) { this.selectBoxInstance = e.component; } }
Vue
<template> <div> <DxSelectBox ... @initialized="saveInstance"> </DxSelectBox> </div> </template> <script> import DxSelectBox from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; export default { components: { DxSelectBox }, data: function() { return { selectBoxInstance: null }; }, methods: { saveInstance: function(e) { this.selectBoxInstance = e.component; } } }; </script>
<template> <div> <DxSelectBox ... @initialized="saveInstance"> </DxSelectBox> </div> </template> <script setup> import DxSelectBox from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; let selectBoxInstance = null; const saveInstance = (e) => { selectBoxInstance = e.component; } </script>
React
import SelectBox from 'devextreme-react/select-box'; class App extends React.Component { constructor(props) { super(props); this.saveInstance = this.saveInstance.bind(this); } saveInstance(e) { this.selectBoxInstance = e.component; } render() { return ( <div> <SelectBox onInitialized={this.saveInstance} /> </div> ); } }
See Also
onInput
A function that is executed each time the UI component's input is changed while the UI component is focused.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onItemClick
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
itemIndex |
The clicked item's index. If the UI component items are grouped, the index represents an object defining the group and item indexes: { group: 0, item: 0 }. |
|
itemElement |
The item's container. |
|
itemData |
The clicked item's data. |
|
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onKeyDown
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onKeyUp
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onOpened
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onOptionChanged
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
value | any |
The modified property's new value. |
previousValue | any |
The UI component's previous value. |
name |
The modified property if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level property it is nested into. |
|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if you use Knockout. |
fullName |
The path to the modified property that includes all parent properties. |
|
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
The following example shows how to subscribe to component property changes:
jQuery
$(function() { $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({ // ... onOptionChanged: function(e) { if(e.name === "changedProperty") { // handle the property change here } } }); });
Angular
<dx-select-box ... (onOptionChanged)="handlePropertyChange($event)"> </dx-select-box>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; @Component({ selector: 'app-root', templateUrl: './app.component.html', styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] }) export class AppComponent { // ... handlePropertyChange(e) { if(e.name === "changedProperty") { // handle the property change here } } }
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; import { DxSelectBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; @NgModule({ declarations: [ AppComponent ], imports: [ BrowserModule, DxSelectBoxModule ], providers: [ ], bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule { }
Vue
<template> <DxSelectBox ... @option-changed="handlePropertyChange" /> </template> <script> import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import DxSelectBox from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; export default { components: { DxSelectBox }, // ... methods: { handlePropertyChange: function(e) { if(e.name === "changedProperty") { // handle the property change here } } } } </script>
React
import React from 'react'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import SelectBox from 'devextreme-react/select-box'; const handlePropertyChange = (e) => { if(e.name === "changedProperty") { // handle the property change here } } export default function App() { return ( <SelectBox ... onOptionChanged={handlePropertyChange} /> ); }
onPaste
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onSelectionChanged
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
selectedItem |
The selected item's data. |
|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
onValueChanged
A function that is executed after the UI component's value is changed.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
value |
The UI component's new value. |
|
previousValue |
The UI component's previous value. |
|
model | any |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. This field is undefined if the value is changed programmatically. |
element |
The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The UI component's instance. |
readOnly
When this property is set to true, the following applies:
- The editor's value cannot be changed using the UI.
- Built-in action buttons are invisible.
Custom action buttons are visible but disabled. If a button should not be disabled, set its disabled property to false:
jQuery
index.js$(function() { $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({ // ... buttons: [{ name: "myCustomButton", location: "after", options: { onClick: function(e) { // ... }, disabled: false } }] }); });
Angular
app.component.htmlapp.component.tsapp.module.ts<dx-select-box ... > <dxi-button name="myCustomButton" location="after" [options]="myCustomButtonConfig"> </dxi-button> </dx-select-box>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; @Component({ selector: 'app-root', templateUrl: './app.component.html', styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] }) export class AppComponent { myCustomButtonConfig = { onClick: (e) => { // ... }, disabled: false }; }
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; import { DxSelectBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; @NgModule({ declarations: [ AppComponent ], imports: [ BrowserModule, DxSelectBoxModule ], providers: [ ], bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule { }
Vue
App.vue<template> <DxSelectBox ... > <DxSelectBoxButton name="myCustomButton" location="after" :options="myCustomButtonConfig" /> </DxSelectBox> </template> <script> import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import DxSelectBox, { DxButton as DxSelectBoxButton } from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; export default { components: { DxSelectBox, DxSelectBoxButton }, data() { return { myCustomButtonConfig: { onClick: (e) => { // ... }, disabled: false } } } } </script>
React
App.jsimport React from 'react'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import SelectBox, { Button as SelectBoxButton } from 'devextreme-react/select-box'; class App extends React.Component { myCustomButtonConfig = { onClick: (e) => { // ... }, disabled: false }; render() { return ( <SelectBox> <SelectBoxButton name="myCustomButton" location="after" options={this.myCustomButtonConfig} /> </SelectBox> ); } } export default App;
You can also hide a custom action button when the UI component becomes read-only. Set the button's visible property to false in the onOptionChanged function. To get the button, use the getButton(name) method:
jQuery
index.js$(function() { $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({ // ... buttons: [{ name: "myCustomButton", // ... }], onOptionChanged: function(e) { if(e.name == "readOnly") { const myButton = e.component.getButton("myCustomButton"); myButton.option("visible", !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true } } }); });
Angular
app.component.htmlapp.component.tsapp.module.ts<dx-select-box ... (onOptionChanged)="changeButtonState"> <dxi-button name="myCustomButton" ... ></dxi-button> </dx-select-box>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; @Component({ selector: 'app-root', templateUrl: './app.component.html', styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] }) export class AppComponent { changeButtonState(e) { if(e.name == 'readOnly') { let myButton = e.component.getButton('myCustomButton'); myButton.option('visible', !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true } } }
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; import { DxSelectBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; @NgModule({ declarations: [ AppComponent ], imports: [ BrowserModule, DxSelectBoxModule ], providers: [ ], bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule { }
Vue
App.vue<template> <DxSelectBox ... @option-changed="changeButtonState"> <DxSelectBoxButton name="myCustomButton" ... /> </DxSelectBox> </template> <script> import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import DxSelectBox, { DxButton as DxSelectBoxButton } from 'devextreme-vue/select-box'; export default { components: { DxSelectBox, DxSelectBoxButton }, data() { return { // ... } }, methods: { changeButtonState(e) { if(e.name == 'readOnly') { let myButton = e.component.getButton('myCustomButton'); myButton.option('visible', !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true } } } } </script>
React
App.jsimport React from 'react'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import SelectBox, { Button as SelectBoxButton } from 'devextreme-react/select-box'; class App extends React.Component { changeButtonState(e) { if(e.name == 'readOnly') { let myButton = e.component.getButton('myCustomButton'); myButton.option('visible', !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true } } render() { return ( <SelectBox ... onOptionChanged={this.changeButtonState}> <SelectBoxButton name="myCustomButton" ... /> </SelectBox> ); } } export default App;
rtlEnabled
When this property is set to true, the UI component text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.
DevExpress.config({ rtlEnabled: true });
searchEnabled
See Also
searchExpr
Specifies the name of a data source item field or an expression whose value is compared to the search criterion.
In most cases, you should pass the name of a field by whose value data items are searched. If you need to search elements by several field values, assign an array of field names to this property.
searchExpr: ["firstName", "lastName"]
For more information on searching, refer to the Search API section of the Data Layer article. For information on getters, refer to the Getters and Setters section of the Data Layer article.
searchTimeout
Specifies the time delay, in milliseconds, after the last character has been typed in, before a search is executed.
showDataBeforeSearch
Specifies whether or not the UI component displays unfiltered values until a user types a number of characters exceeding the minSearchLength property value.
If this property is disabled, the UI component does not display values until the number of typed characters exceeds the minSearchLength value, otherwise it displays all values regardless of the specified filtering condition.
stylingMode
The following styles are available:
You can also use the global editorStylingMode setting to specify how the text fields of all editors in your application are styled.
tabIndex
The value of this property will be passed to the tabindex
attribute of the HTML element that underlies the UI component.
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.
validationMessageMode
Specifies how the message about the validation rules that are not satisfied by this editor's value is displayed.
validationMessagePosition
Specifies the position of a validation message relative to the component. The validation message describes the validation rules that this component's value does not satisfy.
If you set this property to auto
, the component specifies the validation message position automatically.
The following example positions a validation message at the component's right:
jQuery
$(function() { $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({ // ... validationMessagePosition: 'right' }).dxValidator({ validationRules: [{ type: 'required', message: 'Required', }], }); });
Angular
<dx-select-box ... validationMessagePosition="right"> <dx-validator> <dxi-validation-rule type="required" message="Required" > </dxi-validation-rule> </dx-validator> </dx-select-box>
Vue
<template> <DxSelectBox ... validation-message-position="right" > <DxValidator> <DxRequiredRule message="Required" /> </DxValidator> </DxSelectBox> </template> <script> // ... </script>
React
import React from 'react'; // ... function App() { return ( <SelectBox ... validationMessagePosition="right" > <Validator> <RequiredRule message="Required" /> </Validator> </SelectBox> ); }; export default App;
validationStatus
The following table illustrates the validation status indicators:
validationStatus | Indicator |
---|---|
"pending" |
|
"valid" |
|
"invalid" |
When you assign "invalid" to validationStatus, you can also use the validationErrors array to set an error message as shown below:
jQuery
$(function() { const selectBox = $("#selectBoxContainer").dxSelectBox({ // ... }).dxSelectBox("instance"); function setInvalidStatus(message) { selectBox.option({ validationStatus: "invalid", validationErrors: [{ message: message }] }); } });
Angular
<dx-select-box [validationStatus]="validationStatus" [validationErrors]="validationErrors"> </dx-select-box>
// ... export class AppComponent { validationStatus: string = "valid"; validationErrors: any; // ... setInvalidStatus(message) { this.validationStatus = "invalid"; this.validationErrors = [{ message: message }]; } }
Vue
<template> <DxSelectBox ... :validation-status="validationStatus" :validation-errors="validationErrors" /> </template> <script> // ... export default { // ... data() { return { validationStatus: "valid", validationErrors: [] } }, methods: { setInvalidStatus(message) { this.validationStatus = "invalid"; this.validationErrors = [{ message: message }]; } } } </script>
React
import React, { useState } from 'react'; // ... function App() { const [validationStatus, setValidationStatus] = useState("valid"); const [validationErrors, setValidationErrors] = useState([]); const setInvalidStatus = message => { setValidationStatus("invalid"); setValidationErrors([{ message: message }]); } return ( <SelectBox validationStatus={validationStatus} validationErrors={validationErrors} /> ); }; export default App;
value
Specifies the currently selected value. May be an object if dataSource contains objects, the store key is specified, and valueExpr is not set.
When dataSource contains objects, you should define valueExpr to correctly identify data items. Otherwise, the component uses referential equality to compare objects. For example, when valueExpr is not specified and you assign an object with the same field and values as dataSource to the value property, these two objects are not equal, and the component displays nothing.
valueChangeEvent
Use the customItemCreateEvent property instead.
Specifies the DOM events after which the UI component's value should be updated. Applies only if acceptCustomValue is set to true.
This property accepts a single event name or several names separated by spaces.
The recommended events are "keyup", "blur", "change", "input", and "focusout", but you can use other events as well.
See Also
valueExpr
Specifies which data field provides unique values to the UI component's value.
When dataSource contains objects, you should define valueExpr to correctly identify data items. Otherwise, the component uses referential equality to compare objects, which may result in unexpected behavior.
If you use a store, the valueExpr property should have the same value as the key in the store. Alternatively, you can use this
as a valueExpr but the key should be specified. Refer to the following article for more information: Troubleshooting - A Drop-Down Editor Does Not Show Data.
Do not use template
as a valueExpr value.
See Also
width
This property accepts a value of one of the following types:
Number
The width in pixels.String
A CSS-accepted measurement of width. For example,"55px"
,"20vw"
,"80%"
,"auto"
,"inherit"
.Function (deprecated since v21.2)
Refer to the W0017 warning description for information on how you can migrate to viewport units.
wrapItemText
Specifies whether text that exceeds the drop-down list width should be wrapped.
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