How to use Select Component in ReactJS?
Select components are used for collecting user-provided information from a list of options. Material UI for React has this component available for us and it is very easy to integrate. We can use the Select Component in ReactJS using the following approach:
Creating React Application And Installing Module:
Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:
npx create-react-app foldername
Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. foldername, move to it using the following command:
cd foldername
Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the material-ui modules using the following command:
npm install @material-ui/core
Project Structure: It will look like the following.

Project Structure
App.js: Now write down the following code in the App.js file. Here, App is our default component where we have written our code.
Javascript
import React, { useState } from 'react' ; import Select from '@material-ui/core/Select' ; import InputLabel from '@material-ui/core/InputLabel' ; import FormControl from '@material-ui/core/FormControl' ; import MenuItem from '@material-ui/core/MenuItem' ; const App = () => { const [currentValue, setCurrentValue] = useState(0) return ( <div style={{ margin: 'auto' , display: 'block' , width: 'fit-content' }}> <h3>How to use Select Component in ReactJS?</h3> <FormControl> <InputLabel id= "demo-simple-select-label" > Select Amount: </InputLabel> <Select labelId= "demo-simple-select-label" value={currentValue} style={{ width: 400, }} onClick={(e)=> { console.log( "Current Value" , currentValue) setCurrentValue(e.target.value) }} > <MenuItem value={1000} >1000</MenuItem> <MenuItem value={2000} >2000</MenuItem> <MenuItem value={3000}>3000</MenuItem> </Select> </FormControl> </div> ); } export default App; |
Step to Run Application: Run the application using the following command from the root directory of the project:
npm start
Output: Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output: