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ChipList Selection Mode

Updated on Nov 11, 2026

The ChipList provides options for different selection modes. You can use the selection prop, which accepts none (default), single, or multiple. In none mode, user interaction does not change the selection. The single mode allows one selected value, while multiple allows several.

Default Selection

The ChipList component supports initial selection of specified chip items. This can be achieved by using the defaultValue property and specifying the values from each data item's valueField for the initial selection. Use one value for single selection and an array for multiple selection.

The following demo initializes a multiple selection with defaultValue.

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None Selection

To prevent the user from selecting Chips in the ChipList, leave the default selection value as none or set it explicitly.

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Single Selection

To enable the single selection mode of the ChipList set the selection property to single and allow users to select one Chip at a time.

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Multiple Selection

To enable the multiple selection mode of the ChipList set the selection property to multiple and allow users to select more than one Chip.

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