#  Select

The **<Select\>** component provides a drop-down list box that allows users to select among multiple options.

>  **NOTE**
>
>  This component is supported since API version 8. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

## Child Components

Not supported

## APIs

Select(options: Array\<SelectOption\>)

**SelectOption**

| Name| Type                           | Mandatory| Description      |
| ------ | ----------------------------------- | ---- | -------------- |
| value  | [ResourceStr](ts-types.md#resourcestr8) | Yes  | Value of an option in the drop-down list box.|
| icon   | [ResourceStr](ts-types.md#resourcestr8) | No  | Icon of an option in the drop-down list box.|

## Attributes

| Name                   | Type                             | Description                                         |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| selected                | number                                | Index of the initial selected option in the drop-down list box. The index of the first option is **0**.|
| value                   | string                                | Text of the drop-down button.                 |
| font                    | [Font](ts-types.md#font) | Text font of the drop-down button.                 |
| fontColor               | [ResourceColor](ts-types.md#resourcecolor8) | Text color of the drop-down button.                 |
| selectedOptionBgColor   | [ResourceColor](ts-types.md#resourcecolor8) | Background color of the selected option in the drop-down list box.                 |
| selectedOptionFont      | [Font](ts-types.md#font) | Text font of the selected option in the drop-down list box.               |
| selectedOptionFontColor | [ResourceColor](ts-types.md#resourcecolor8) | Text color of the selected option in the drop-down list box.               |
| optionBgColor           | [ResourceColor](ts-types.md#resourcecolor8) | Background color of an option in the drop-down list box.                     |
| optionFont              | [Font](ts-types.md#font) | Text font of an option in the drop-down list box.                   |
| optionFontColor         | [ResourceColor](ts-types.md#resourcecolor8) | Text color of an option in the drop-down list box.                   |

## Events

| Name                                                       | Description                                                  |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| onSelect(callback: (index: number, value?:string) => void) | Invoked when an option in the drop-down list box is selected.<br>**index**: index of the selected option.<br/>**value**: value of the selected option. |

##  Example

```ts
// xxx.ets
@Entry
@Component
struct SelectExample {
  build() {
    Column() {
      Select([{value:'aaa',icon: "/common/1.png"},
              {value:'bbb',icon: "/common/2.png"},
              {value:'ccc',icon: "/common/3.png"},
              {value:'ddd',icon: "/common/4.png"}])
        .selected(2)
        .value('TTT')
        .font({size: 30, weight:400, family: 'serif', style: FontStyle.Normal })
        .selectedOptionFont({size: 40, weight: 500, family: 'serif', style: FontStyle.Normal })
        .optionFont({size: 30, weight: 400, family: 'serif', style: FontStyle.Normal })
        .onSelect((index:number)=>{
          console.info("Select:" + index)
        })
    }
  }
}
```

![](figures/select.png)