NativeSelect API

API reference docs for the React NativeSelect component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

Select

Import

import NativeSelect from '@mui/material/NativeSelect';
// or
import { NativeSelect } from '@mui/material';

Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

An alternative to <Select native /> with a much smaller bundle size footprint.

Props

Props of the Input component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node		The option elements to populate the select with. Can be some `<option>` elements.
classes	object	{}	Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
IconComponent	elementType	ArrowDropDownIcon	The icon that displays the arrow.
input	element	<Input />	An `Input` element; does not have to be a material-ui specific `Input`.
inputProps	object		Attributes applied to the `select` element.
onChange	func		Callback fired when a menu item is selected. Signature:`function(event: React.ChangeEvent) => void` `event` The event source of the callback. You can pull out the new value by accessing `event.target.value` (string).
sx	Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object		The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.
value	any		The `input` value. The DOM API casts this to a string.
variant	'filled' \| 'outlined' \| 'standard'		The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

While not explicitly documented above, the props of the Input component are also available in NativeSelect. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.

Theme default props

You can use MuiNativeSelect to change the default props of this component with the theme.

CSS

The following class names are useful for styling with CSS (the state classes are marked).
To learn more, visit the component customization page.

Global class	Rule name	Description
.MuiNativeSelect-root	root	Styles applied to the root element.
.MuiNativeSelect-select	select	Styles applied to the select component `select` class.
.MuiNativeSelect-multiple	multiple	Styles applied to the select component if `multiple={true}`.
.MuiNativeSelect-filled	filled	Styles applied to the select component if `variant="filled"`.
.MuiNativeSelect-outlined	outlined	Styles applied to the select component if `variant="outlined"`.
.MuiNativeSelect-standard	standard	Styles applied to the select component if `variant="standard"`.
.Mui-disabled	disabled	State class applied to the select component `disabled` class.
.MuiNativeSelect-icon	icon	Styles applied to the icon component.
.MuiNativeSelect-iconOpen	iconOpen	Styles applied to the icon component if the popup is open.
.MuiNativeSelect-iconFilled	iconFilled	Styles applied to the icon component if `variant="filled"`.
.MuiNativeSelect-iconOutlined	iconOutlined	Styles applied to the icon component if `variant="outlined"`.
.MuiNativeSelect-iconStandard	iconStandard	Styles applied to the icon component if `variant="standard"`.
.MuiNativeSelect-nativeInput	nativeInput	Styles applied to the underlying native input component.
.Mui-error	error	State class applied to the select component `error` class.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.

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