RTXUI

The <select> dropdown with <option> children ​

The <select> dropdown with <option> children.

Try it: focus it and press Enter or Space to open, then arrows to choose.

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cpp
// Copyright 2026 Arthur Sonzogni. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be found in
// the LICENSE file.
//
// The <select> dropdown with <option> children.
//
// Try it: focus it and press Enter or Space to open, then arrows to choose.
#include <rtxui/rtxui.hpp>
#include <string>
#include <string_view>

using namespace rtxui;

class SelectDemo : public Component<SelectDemo> {
 public:
  std::string theme = "light";

  std::string_view view = R"html(
      <div class="card">
        <h1>Select</h1>
        <p>Focus it, press Enter or Space to open, arrows to choose.</p>

        <select value="{theme}">
          <option value="dark">Dark theme</option>
          <option value="light">Light theme</option>
          <option value="solarized">Solarized</option>
        </select>

        <div class="readout">
          <span>value</span>
          <span class="value">{theme}</span>
        </div>
      </div>

      <style>
        self {
          --border: rgb(48, 54, 61);
          --muted: rgb(139, 148, 158);
          --accent: rgb(88, 166, 255);

          display: flex;
          align-items: center;
          justify-content: center;
          width: 100%;
          color: rgb(230, 237, 243);
        }
        .card {
          border: tall;
          border-color: var(--border);
          background-color: rgb(22, 27, 34);
          padding: 1 3;
          width: 50;
        }
        h1 {
          color: var(--accent);
        }
        p {
          color: var(--muted);
        }
        select {
          border: tall;
          border-color: var(--border);
          background-color: rgb(13, 17, 23);
          padding: 0 1;
          width: 100%;
        }
        select:focus {
          border-color: var(--accent);
        }
        .readout {
          display: flex;
          justify-content: space-between;
          border-top: solid;
          border-color: var(--border);
          margin-top: 1;
          padding-top: 1;
          color: var(--muted);
        }
        .value {
          color: var(--accent);
          font-weight: bold;
        }
      </style>
    )html";

  SelectDemo() { Bind(theme); }
};

int main() {
  auto app = Ref<SelectDemo>::New();
  Screen screen(app);
  screen.Loop();
  return 0;
}