NativeSelect API

The API documentation of the NativeSelect React component. Learn more about the props and the CSS customization points.

Import

import NativeSelect from '@material-ui/core/NativeSelect';
// or
import { NativeSelect } from '@material-ui/core';

You can learn more about the difference by reading this guide.

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

Component name

The MuiNativeSelect name can be used for providing default props or style overrides at the theme level.

Props

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 function fired when a menu item is selected. Signature: function(event: object) => void event: The event source of the callback. You can pull out the new value by accessing event.target.value (string).
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.

Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (Input).

CSS

Rule name	Global class	Description
root	.MuiNativeSelect-root	Styles applied to the select component root class.
select	.MuiNativeSelect-select	Styles applied to the select component select class.
filled	.MuiNativeSelect-filled	Styles applied to the select component if variant="filled".
outlined	.MuiNativeSelect-outlined	Styles applied to the select component if variant="outlined".
selectMenu	.MuiNativeSelect-selectMenu	Styles applied to the select component selectMenu class.
disabled	.Mui-disabled	Pseudo-class applied to the select component disabled class.
icon	.MuiNativeSelect-icon	Styles applied to the icon component.
iconOpen	.MuiNativeSelect-iconOpen	Styles applied to the icon component if the popup is open.
iconFilled	.MuiNativeSelect-iconFilled	Styles applied to the icon component if variant="filled".
iconOutlined	.MuiNativeSelect-iconOutlined	Styles applied to the icon component if variant="outlined".

You can override the style of the component thanks to one of these customization points:

• With a rule name of the classes object prop.
• With a global class name.
• With a theme and an overrides property.

If that's not sufficient, you can check the implementation of the component for more detail.

Inheritance

The props of the Input component are also available. You can take advantage of this behavior to target nested components.

Demos

• Selects