# API Reference ### SimpleSelect props | Property | Type | Description | |----------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | autofocus | Boolean | opens the dropdown menu on load if set to true (defaults to false) | | autosize | InputElement -> Int | `($search){return $search.value.length * 10}` custom logic for autosizing the input element| | className | String | class name for the outer element, in addition to "simple-select"| | createFromSearch | [Item] -> String -> Item? | implement this function to create new items on the fly, `(options, search){return {label: search, value: search}}`, return null to avoid option creation for the given parameters| | defaultValue | Item | similar to the defaultValue prop of React.DOM.Select | | delimiters | [KeyCode] | a collection of character keycodes that when pressed confirm selection of the highlighted item | | disabled | Boolean | disables interaction with the Select control| | dropdownDirection | Int | defaults to 1, setting it to -1 opens the dropdown upward| | editable | Boolean | defaults to false, setting it to true makes the selected option editable| | filterOptions | [Item]-> String -> [Item] | implement this function for custom synchronous filtering logic, `(options, search) {return options}`| | groupId | Item -> b | `(item){return item.groupId}` this function is used to identify which group an option belongs to, it must return a value that matches the groupId property of an object in the groups collection| | groups | [Group] | collection of objects where each object must atleast have a groupId property| | groupsAsColumns | Boolean | display option groups in columns| | name | String | defaults to undefined, provide a name property to create an hidden input element for html form serialization | | open | Boolean | controls the visibility of the dropdown menu | | onBlur | Event -> Void | `({originalEvent :: e, value :: Item, open :: Boolean}){}` | | onFocus | Event -> Void | `({originalEvent :: e, value :: Item, open :: Boolean}){}` | | onKeyboardSelectionFailed | Int -> Void | `(keyCode){}` fired when the user hits the return key on an empty list of options | | onOpenChange | Boolean -> Void | `(open){}` open is true if the dropdown opened and false if it closed| | onSearchChange | String -> Void | `(search){}` invoked when the search text in the input field changes| | onValueChange | Item -> Void | `(selectedValue){}` invoked when the user selects an option (by click on enter)| | options | [Item] | list of items by default each option object MUST have label & value property, otherwise you must implement the render* & filterOptions methods| | placeholder | String | displayed when there is no value| | renderNoResultsFound | Item -> String -> ReactElement | `(item, search){return React.DOM.div(null);}` returns a custom way for rendering the "No results found" error| | renderGroupTitle | Int -> Group -> ReactElement | `(index, group){return React.DOM.div(null)}` returns a custom way for rendering the group title| | renderOption | Item -> ReactElement | `(item){return React.DOM.div(null);}` returns a custom way for rendering each option| | renderValue | Item -> ReactElement | `(item){return React.DOM.div(null);}` returns a custom way for rendering the selected value| | restoreOnBackspace | Item -> String | `(item){return item.label;}` implement this method if you want to go back to editing the item when the user hits the [backspace] key instead of getting removed| | search | String | the text displayed in the search box| | serialize | Item -> String | `(item){ return !!item ? item.value : undefined; }` the value of the hidden input element for form serialization | | style | Object | the CSS styles for the outer element| | transitionEnter | Boolean | defaults to false, setting this to true animates the opening of the dropdown using the `slide-*` css classes| | transitionEnterTimeout | Number | duration specified in milliseconds, it must match the transition duration specified under the CSS class `.slide-enter-active` | | transitionLeave | Boolean | defaults to false, setting this to true animates the closing of the dropdown using the `slide-*` css classes| | transitionLeaveTimeout | Number | duration specified in milliseconds, it must match the transition duration specified under the CSS class `.slide-leave-active` | | uid | (Eq e) => Item -> e | `(item){return item.value}` returns a unique id for a given option, defaults to the value property| | value | Item | the selected value, i.e. one of the objects in the options array| ### SimpleSelect methods | Method | Type | Description | |---------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------| | focus | (a -> Void) -> Void | `this.refs.selectInstance.focus(callback)` opens the list of options and positions the cursor in the input control, the callback is fired when the dropdown becomes visible| | blur | a -> Void | `this.refs.selectInstance.blur()` blurs focus from the input control and closes the dropdown| | highlightFirstSelectableOption | a -> Void | `this.refs.selectInstance.highlightFirstSelectableOption()`| | value | a -> Item | `this.refs.selectInstance.value()` returns the current selected item| ### MultiSelect props In addition to the props above | Property | Type | Description| |--------------------------- |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | anchor | Item | positions the cursor ahead of the anchor item, set this property to undefined to lock the cursor at the start| | createFromSearch | [Item] -> [Item] -> String -> Item? | (options, values, search){return {label: search, value: search}}| | defaultValues | [Item] | similar to the defaultValue prop of React.DOM.Select but instead takes an array of items| | filterOptions | [Item] -> [Item] -> String -> [Item] | (options, values, search){return options}| | onAnchorChange | Item -> Void | (anchor){} implement this method if you want to override the default behaviour of the cursor| | onBlur | [Item] -> String -> Void | (values, reason){}| | onFocus | [Item] -> String -> Void | (values, reason){}| | onValuesChange | [Item] -> (a -> Void) -> Void | (values, callback){callback();}| | maxValues | Int | the maximum values that can be selected, after which the control is disabled| | closeOnSelect | Boolean | as the name implies, closes the options list on selecting an option| | valuesFromPaste | [Item] -> [Item] -> String ->[Item] | `(options, values, pastedText){}` invoked when the user pastes text in the input field, here you can convert the pasted text into a list of items that will then show up as selected | ### MultiSelect methods same as SimpleSelect but use `this.refs.multiSelectInstance.values()` to get the selected values instead of the `value` method. ### HighlightedText props used for [search highlighting](http://furqanzafar.github.io/react-selectize/#/?category=simple&example=search-highlighting) | Property | Type | Description| |--------------------------- |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | partitions | [[Int, Int, Boolean]] | collection of ranges which should or should not be highlighted, its the result of the partitionString method of the [prelude-extension](https://www.npmjs.com/package/prelude-extension) library| | text | String | the string that is partitioned, the partitions collection above only has the ranges & so we need to pass the original text as well| | style | inline CSS styles object | inline styles applied to the root node| | highlightStyle | inline CSS styles object | inline styles applied to the highlighted spans|