MultiSelectProps

Represents the props of the KendoReact MultiSelect component.

accessKey? string

Specifies the accessKey of the MultiSelect.

allowCustom? boolean

Specifies whether the MultiSelect allows user-defined values that are not present in the dataset (see example). Defaults to false.

autoClose? boolean (default: true)

Determines whether to close the options list of the MultiSelect after the item selection is finished.

Copy Codeclass App extends React.Component {
   render() {
      return (
             <MultiSelect
                 data={[ "Albania", "Andorra", "Austria", "Belarus" ]}
                 autoClose={false}
             />
      );
   }
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.querySelector('my-app'));

className? string

Sets additional classes to the MultiSelect.

data? any[]

Sets the data of the MultiSelect (see example).

dataItemKey? string

Sets the key for comparing the data items of the MultiSelect (see example). If dataItemKey is not set, the MultiSelect compares the items by reference.

defaultValue? Array<any>

Sets the default value of the MultiSelect. Similar to the native select HTML element.

dir? string

Represents the dir HTML attribute.

disabled? boolean

Sets the disabled state of the MultiSelect.

filter? string

Sets the value of filtering input. Useful for making the filtering input a controlled component.

filterable? boolean

Enables the filtering functionality of the MultiSelect (more information and examples).

focusedItemIndex? (data: any, inputText: string, textField?: string) => number

If set, the MultiSelect will use it to get the focused item index.

Default functionality returns the first item which starts with the input text.

Copy Codeconst focusedItemIndex = (data, inputText, textField) => {
    let text = inputText.toLowerCase();
    return data.findIndex(item =>
        String(textField ? item[textField] : item).toLowerCase().includes(text));
};

<MultiSelect focusedItemIndex={focusedItemIndex} />

footer? React.ReactNode

Sets the footer component of the MultiSelect (see example).

header? React.ReactNode

Sets the header component of the MultiSelect (see example).

itemRender? (li: ReactElement<HTMLLIElement>, itemProps: ListItemProps) => React.ReactNode

Fires when a MultiSelect item is about to be rendered (see example). Used to override the default appearance of the list items.

label? string

Renders a floating label for the MultiSelect.

listNoDataRender? (element: ReactElement<HTMLDivElement>) => React.ReactNode

Fires when the element which indicates no data in the popup is about to be rendered (see example). Used to override the default appearance of the element.

loading? boolean

Sets the loading state of the MultiSelect (see example).

name? string

Specifies the name property of the input DOM element.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

onBlur? (event: MultiSelectBlurEvent) => void

Fires each time the MultiSelect gets blurred.

onChange? (event: MultiSelectChangeEvent) => void

Fires each time the value of the MultiSelect is about to change (see examples).

onClose? (event: MultiSelectCloseEvent) => void

Fires each time the popup of the MultiSelect is about to close.

onFilterChange? (event: MultiSelectFilterChangeEvent) => void

Fires each time the user types in the filter input (see example). You can filter the source based on the passed filtration value.

onFocus? (event: MultiSelectFocusEvent) => void

Fires each time the user focuses the MultiSelect.

onOpen? (event: MultiSelectOpenEvent) => void

Fires each time the popup of the MultiSelect is about to open.

onPageChange? (event: MultiSelectPageChangeEvent) => void

Fires when both the virtual scrolling of the MultiSelect is enabled and when the component requires data for another page (see example).

opened? boolean

Sets the opened and closed state of the MultiSelect.

placeholder? string

The hint that is displayed when the MultiSelect is empty.

popupSettings? DropDownsPopupSettings

Configures the popup of the MultiSelect.

required? boolean

Specifies if null is a valid value for the component.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

style? CSSProperties

The styles that are applied to the MultiSelect.

tabIndex? number

Specifies the tabIndex of the MultiSelect.

tagRender? (tagData: TagData, li: ReactElement<HTMLLIElement>) => ReactElement<HTMLLIElement> | null

Fires when a tag element is about to be rendered (see example). Used to override the default appearance of the element.

tags? Array<TagData>

Sets the tags of the MultiSelect (see example).

textField? string

Sets the data item field that represents the item text (see example). If the data contains only primitive values, do not define it.

valid? boolean

Overrides the validity state of the component. If valid is set, the required property will be ignored.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

validationMessage? string

Controls the form error message of the component. If set to an empty string, no error will be thrown.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

validityStyles? boolean

If set to false, no visual representation of the invalid state of the component will be applied.

This property is part of the FormComponentProps interface.

value? Array<any>

Sets the value of the MultiSelect (see example). It can either be of the primitive (string, numbers) or of the complex (objects) type.

valueRender? (element: ReactElement<HTMLSpanElement>, value: any) => React.ReactNode

Deprecated, use tagRender instead.

virtual? VirtualizationSettings

Configures the virtual scrolling of the MultiSelect (see example).