Select

The Select input component uses HTML's native select input. Select inputs can be single value selections, or multi-value selections by using the multiple attribute.

Use it with the Field component to access all the functionalities.

Examples

Base

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HTML

<section>
    <o-field label="Required">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a name" required>
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
            <option value="vane">Vane</option>
            <option value="billy">Billy</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Rounded">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character" rounded>
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
            <option value="vane">Vane</option>
            <option value="billy">Billy</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field
        label="Error"
        variant="danger"
        message="Something went wrong with this field">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
            <option value="vane">Vane</option>
            <option value="billy">Billy</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Disabled">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character" disabled>
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
            <option value="vane">Vane</option>
            <option value="billy">Billy</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Disabled options">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character">
            <option value="flint" disabled>Flint</option>
            <option value="silver" disabled>Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Expanded">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character" expanded>
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
            <option value="vane">Vane</option>
            <option value="billy" disabled>Billy</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>
</section>

Options

There are several ways to provide options for a select input:

• An array of primitives ['A', 'B', 'C']
• An object literal with key-value pairs { a: 'A', b: 'B', c: 'C' }
• An array of objects with label and value properties
• Using the native <option> tags directly inside the default template slot.

TypeScript

The options property type is defined by the SelectOptions type.

Array of primitives

The simplest way to provide options is an array of primitives like strings or numbers, where the primitive will be used for both the string casted label representation and the value of the option.

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HTML

<section>
    <o-select
        placeholder="Select a character"
        expanded
        icon="user"
        :options="[
            'Tyrion Lannister',
            'Jamie Lannister',
            'Daenerys Targaryen',
            'Jon Snow',
        ]" />
</section>

Key-Value pair object

You may also provide the options prop where the keys are values and the values of each property are labels.

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HTML

<section>
    <o-select
        placeholder="Select a character"
        expanded
        icon="user"
        :options="{
            heisenberg: 'Heisenberg',
            jesse: 'Jesse',
            saul: 'Saul',
            mike: 'Mike',
            jack: 'Jack',
        }" />
</section>

Array of objects

The most flexible way to define options is to provide an array of objects. The object is defined as:
{ value: any, label: string }
The value attribute is the real value which will be used by the v-model property and other events. The label attribute is the visible representation of the option. The object can be extended by additional attribute, which will be applied to the option item tag.

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HTML

<section>
    <o-select
        placeholder="Select a character"
        expanded
        icon="user"
        :options="[
            { label: 'Flint', value: 'flint' },
            { label: 'Silver', value: 'silver' },
            { label: 'Vane', value: 'vane' },
            { label: 'Billy', value: 'billy' },
            {
                label: 'Jack',
                value: 'jack',
                disabled: true,
            },
        ]" />
</section>

Grouped options

Using the array of objects syntax you can also create grouped options (<optgroup> in HTML) by adding an options property to the object option.

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HTML

<section>
    <o-select
        v-model="selected"
        placeholder="Select a character"
        aria-label="Select a character"
        icon="user"
        expanded
        :options="[
            {
                label: 'Names',
                options: ['Flint', 'Silver', 'Vane', 'Jack'],
            },
            {
                label: 'Numbers',
                options: [1, 2, 3],
            },
        ]" />

    <p><b>Selected:</b> {{ selected }}</p>
</section>

JS

import { ref } from "vue";

const selected = ref<string>("");

Default Slot

Sometimes it may be desirable to manually output the contents of a select list in order to create specialized structures. This can be done by using the default slot to explicitly output your options like the native HTML select element.

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HTML

<section>
    <o-select placeholder="Select a planet" expanded>
        <optgroup label="Inner Planets">
            <option value="mercury">Mercury</option>
            <option value="venus">Venus</option>
            <option value="earth">Earth</option>
            <option value="mars">Mars</option>
        </optgroup>
        <optgroup label="Outer planets">
            <option value="jupiter">Jupiter</option>
            <option value="saturn">Saturn</option>
            <option value="uranus">Uranus</option>
            <option value="neptune">Neptune</option>
        </optgroup>
    </o-select>
</section>

Multiple

The input also supports a multiple attribute that allows multi-selection. When used the v-model attribute will be an array of values.

Accessibility Notes

Select inputs with the multiple attribute can be challenging for some users because they require holding-down the control or command keys to perform multiple selections. Depending on your audience, you may want to consider using a checkbox input instead.

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HTML

<section>
    <o-field label="Multiple">
        <o-select v-model="selected" multiple native-size="8">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
            <option value="vane">Vane</option>
            <option value="billy">Billy</option>
            <option value="jack">Jack</option>
            <option value="heisenberg">Heisenberg</option>
            <option value="jesse">Jesse</option>
            <option value="saul">Saul</option>
            <option value="mike">Mike</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <p><b>Selected:</b> {{ selected }}</p>
</section>

JS

import { ref } from "vue";

const selected = ref<string[]>([]);

Sizes

The component can be displayed in different sizes using the size prop.

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HTML

<section>
    <o-field label="Small">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character" size="small">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Default">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Medium">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character" size="medium">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Large">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character" size="large">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>
</section>

Variants

Different styles can be achieved with the variant prop.

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HTML

<section>
    <o-field label="Primary" variant="primary">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Secondary" variant="secondary">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Success" variant="success">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Info" variant="info">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Warning" variant="warning">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field label="Danger" variant="danger">
        <o-select placeholder="Select a character">
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>
</section>

With Icons

Add an icon to the component to explain its function more visually.

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HTML

<section>
    <o-field>
        <o-select
            placeholder="Select a name"
            aria-label="Select a name"
            icon="search"
            icon-clickable>
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>

    <o-field>
        <o-select
            placeholder="Select a name"
            aria-label="Select a name"
            icon="envelope"
            icon-right="times-circle"
            icon-right-clickable>
            <option value="flint">Flint</option>
            <option value="silver">Silver</option>
        </o-select>
    </o-field>
</section>

Select Component

Select an item in a list. Use with Field to access all functionalities.

<o-select></o-select>

Props

Prop name	Description	Type	Values	Default
aria-activedescendant	Identifies the currently active element when DOM focus is on a composite widget, textbox, group, or application.	string	-
aria-atomic	Indicates whether assistive technologies will present all, or only parts of, the changed region based on the change notifications defined by the aria-relevant attribute.	Booleanish	-
aria-autocomplete	Indicates whether inputting text could trigger display of one or more predictions of the user's intended value for an input and specifies how predictions would be presented if they are made.	"both" | "inline" | "list" | "none"	-
aria-busy	Indicates an element is being modified and that assistive technologies MAY want to wait until the modifications are complete before exposing them to the user.	Booleanish	-
aria-checked	Indicates the current "checked" state of checkboxes, radio buttons, and other widgets.	"mixed" | Booleanish	-
aria-colcount	Defines the total number of columns in a table, grid, or treegrid.	Numberish	-
aria-colindex	Defines an element's column index or position with respect to the total number of columns within a table, grid, or treegrid.	Numberish	-
aria-colspan	Defines the number of columns spanned by a cell or gridcell within a table, grid, or treegrid.	Numberish	-
aria-controls	Identifies the element (or elements) whose contents or presence are controlled by the current element.	string	-
aria-current	Indicates the element that represents the current item within a container or set of related elements.	"date" | "location" | "page" | "step" | "time" | Booleanish	-
aria-describedby	Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.	string	-
aria-details	Identifies the element that provides a detailed, extended description for the object.	string	-
aria-disabled	Indicates that the element is perceivable but disabled, so it is not editable or otherwise operable.	Booleanish	-
aria-dropeffect	deprecated - in ARIA 1.1 Indicates what functions can be performed when a dragged object is released on the drop target.	"copy" | "execute" | "link" | "move" | "none" | "popup"	-
aria-errormessage	Identifies the element that provides an error message for the object.	string	-
aria-expanded	Indicates whether the element, or another grouping element it controls, is currently expanded or collapsed.	Booleanish	-
aria-flowto	Identifies the next element (or elements) in an alternate reading order of content which, at the user's discretion, allows assistive technology to override the general default of reading in document source order.	string	-
aria-grabbed	deprecated - in ARIA 1.1 Indicates an element's "grabbed" state in a drag-and-drop operation.	Booleanish	-
aria-haspopup	Indicates the availability and type of interactive popup element, such as menu or dialog, that can be triggered by an element.	"dialog" | "grid" | "listbox" | "menu" | "tree" | Booleanish	-
aria-hidden	Indicates whether the element is exposed to an accessibility API.	Booleanish	-
aria-invalid	Indicates the entered value does not conform to the format expected by the application.	"grammar" | "spelling" | Booleanish	-
aria-keyshortcuts	Indicates keyboard shortcuts that an author has implemented to activate or give focus to an element.	string	-
aria-label	Defines a string value that labels the current element.	string	-
aria-labelledby	Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.	string	-
aria-level	Defines the hierarchical level of an element within a structure.	Numberish	-
aria-live	Indicates that an element will be updated, and describes the types of updates the user agents, assistive technologies, and user can expect from the live region.	"assertive" | "off" | "polite"	-
aria-modal	Indicates whether an element is modal when displayed.	Booleanish	-
aria-multiline	Indicates whether a text box accepts multiple lines of input or only a single line.	Booleanish	-
aria-multiselectable	Indicates that the user may select more than one item from the current selectable descendants.	Booleanish	-
aria-orientation	Indicates whether the element's orientation is horizontal, vertical, or unknown/ambiguous.	"horizontal" | "vertical"	-
aria-owns	Identifies an element (or elements) in order to define a visual, functional, or contextual parent/child relationship between DOM elements where the DOM hierarchy cannot be used to represent the relationship.	string	-
aria-placeholder	Defines a short hint (a word or short phrase) intended to aid the user with data entry when the control has no value. A hint could be a sample value or a brief description of the expected format.	string	-
aria-posinset	Defines an element's number or position in the current set of listitems or treeitems. Not required if all elements in the set are present in the DOM.	Numberish	-
aria-pressed	Indicates the current "pressed" state of toggle buttons.	"mixed" | Booleanish	-
aria-readonly	Indicates that the element is not editable, but is otherwise operable.	Booleanish	-
aria-relevant	Indicates what notifications the user agent will trigger when the accessibility tree within a live region is modified.	"additions removals" | "additions text" | "additions" | "all" | "removals additions" | "removals text" | "removals" | "text additions" | "text removals" | "text"	-
aria-required	Indicates that user input is required on the element before a form may be submitted.	Booleanish	-
aria-roledescription	Defines a human-readable, author-localized description for the role of an element.	string	-
aria-rowcount	Defines the total number of rows in a table, grid, or treegrid.	Numberish	-
aria-rowindex	Defines an element's row index or position with respect to the total number of rows within a table, grid, or treegrid.	Numberish	-
aria-rowspan	Defines the number of rows spanned by a cell or gridcell within a table, grid, or treegrid.	Numberish	-
aria-selected	Indicates the current "selected" state of various widgets.	Booleanish	-
aria-setsize	Defines the number of items in the current set of listitems or treeitems. Not required if all elements in the set are present in the DOM.	Numberish	-
aria-sort	Indicates if items in a table or grid are sorted in ascending or descending order.	"ascending" | "descending" | "none" | "other"	-
aria-valuemax	Defines the maximum allowed value for a range widget.	Numberish	-
aria-valuemin	Defines the minimum allowed value for a range widget.	Numberish	-
aria-valuenow	Defines the current value for a range widget.	Numberish	-
aria-valuetext	Defines the human readable text alternative of aria-valuenow for a range widget.	string	-
autocomplete	Native options to use in HTML5 validation, whether the value of the form's controls can be automatically completed by the browser.	string	-	From config: select: {   autocomplete: "off" }
customValidity	Custom HTML 5 validation error to set on the form control	string | ((currentValue: ValueType<unknown, IsMultiple> | null , state: ValidityState) => string) | undefined	-	""
disabled	Same as native disabled	boolean	-	false
expanded	Makes input full width when inside a grouped or addon field	boolean	-	From config: select: {   expanded: false }
form	Same as native form	string	-
icon	Icon to be shown	string	-	From config: select: {   icon: undefined }
iconClickable	Makes the icon clickable	boolean	-	false
iconPack	Icon pack to use	string	mdi, fa, fas and any other custom icon pack	From config: select: {   iconPack: undefined }
iconRight	Icon to be added on the right side	string	-	From config: select: {   iconRight: undefined }
iconRightClickable	Make the icon right clickable	boolean	-	false
iconRightVariant	Variant of right icon	string	-
id	Same as native id. Also set the for label for o-field wrapper - default is an uuid.	string	-	useId()
v-model	The input value state, use v-model to make it two-way binding	ValueType<unknown, IsMultiple>	-
multiple	Allow multiple selection - converts the modelValue into an array	IsMultiple	-
name	Same as native name	string	-
nativeSize	Same as native size	Numberish	-
options	Select options, unnecessary when default slot is used	SelectOptions<unknown>	-
override	Override existing theme classes completely	boolean	-
placeholder	Text when nothing is selected	string	-
required	Same as native required	Booleanish	-
rounded	Makes the element rounded	boolean	-	false
size	Vertical size of input	string	small, medium, large	From config: select: {   size: undefined }
statusIcon	Show status icon using field and variant prop	boolean	-	From config: {   statusIcon: true }
useHtml5Validation	Enable HTML 5 native validation	boolean	-	From config: {   useHtml5Validation: true }
variant	Color variant of the control	string	primary, info, success, warning, danger, and any other custom color	From config: select: {   variant: undefined }

Events

Event name	Properties	Description
update:model-value	value unknown | unknown[] - updated modelValue prop	modelValue prop two-way binding
focus	event Event - native event	on input focus event
blur	event Event - native event	on input blur event
invalid	event Event - native event	on input invalid event
icon-click	event Event - native event	on icon click event
icon-right-click	event Event - native event	on icon right click event

Slots

Name	Description	Bindings
placeholder	Override the placeholder
default	Define the select options here, default is options prop

Class Inspector

Classes applied to the element:

➜ Want to know how does the Class Inspector work?

Class props inspector is useful to see class props you want to use to customize Oruga components and how they change a component. You can click on Inspect button to find the exact element where a specific class prop acts.

In the Class props inspector there are other columns:

Class prop

This column contains the name of the Class prop you want to inspect.
If you find a name with a link ( ▷ classPropName) this refers to a subitem (e.g. Dropdown Item in Dropdown).

Description

This column contains the description of the Class prop you want to inspect.
👉 This icon indicates some warning, e.g. this Class prop is visible only on mobile.

Props

This column contains a list of props that activate the class, e.g. if a class prop contains disabled prop it means that only when the component has disabled prop.

Suffixes

This column contains all the possible suffixes that you'll receive if you use a function to customize your Class prop.

Class prop	Description	Props	Suffixes
rootClass	Class of the root element.
sizeClass	Class of the root element with size.	size	small medium large
variantClass	Class of the root element with variant.	variant	primary info warning danger
expandedClass	Class of the root element when expanded.	expanded
disabledClass	Class of the root element when disabled.	disabled
roundedClass	Class of the root element when rounded.	rounded
hasIconRightClass	Class to the root element when a right icon is used.	iconRight
multipleClass	Class of the root element when multiple.	multiple
selectClass	Class of the native select element.
placeholderClass	Class of the native select element with a placeholder.
arrowedClass	Class of the native select element with an arrow. 👉 It applies the arrow icon using background-image and background-position on select element. An alternative to override this is the iconRight prop (globally or not).
iconLeftSpaceClass	Class of the native select element with left icon space.	icon
iconRightSpaceClass	Class of the native select element with right icon space.	iconRight
iconLeftClass	Class of the left icon element.	icon
iconRightClass	Class of the right icon element.	iconRight

Sass Variables

Current theme ➜ Oruga

SASS Variable	Default
$select-height	h.useVar("control-height")
$select-padding	h.useVar("control-padding-vertical") h.useVar("control-padding-horizontal")
$select-disabled-opacity	h.useVar("control-disabled-opacity")
$select-color	h.useVar("font-color")
$select-font-size	h.useVar("font-size")
$select-font-weight	h.useVar("font-weight")
$select-line-height	h.useVar("line-height")
$select-box-shadow	h.useVar("control-box-shadow-inset")
$select-background-color	h.useVar("control-background-color")
$select-border-color	h.useVar("control-border-color")
$select-border-style	solid
$select-border-width	h.useVar("control-border-width")
$select-border-radius	h.useVar("border-radius")
$select-border-radius-rounded	h.useVar("border-radius-rounded")
$select-multiple-padding	h.useVar("control-spacer")
$select-arrow-color	vars.$font-color
$select-arrow-size	1em

See ➜ 📄 SCSS file

Current theme ➜ Bulma

The theme does not have any custom variables for this component.

Current theme ➜ Bootstrap

The theme does not have any custom variables for this component.

Current theme ➜ Tailwind

SASS Variable	Default

See ➜ 📄 SCSS file