FormSelect Component

The FormSelect component is built with Vue 3 and provides a customizable select input with support for custom icons and slots. It's designed to be flexible and easy to integrate into your forms.

Basic Usage

Import and use FormSelect in your Vue components as follows:

<template>
  <FormSelect v-model="select1">
    <option value="">Select an option</option>
    <option value="option1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="option2">Option 2</option>
    <option value="option3">Option 3</option>
  </FormSelect>
</template>

<script setup>
import { FormSelect } from '@robuust-digital/vue-components/core';
</script>

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Props

The FormSelect component accepts the following props:

Prop	Type	Default	Description
modelValue	String, Number, Object	null	The selected value(s)
icon	Object, Function	null	Specifies an icon to display within the select. @heroicons/vue can be used, or you can import your own .svg files.
prefixIcon	Object, Function	null	Specifies an icon to display on the left side of the select. @heroicons/vue can be used, or you can import your own .svg files.
rootClass	String	''	Additional classes for the root div

Slots

The FormSelect component provides several slots for customization:

Default Slot

The default slot is used for the select options:

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<template>
  <FormSelect v-model="select2">
    <option value="">Choose a color</option>
    <option value="red">Red</option>
    <option value="blue">Blue</option>
    <option value="green">Green</option>
  </FormSelect>
</template>

Icon Slot

You can customize the dropdown icon using the icon slot:

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<template>
  <FormSelect v-model="select3">
    <option value="">Select an option</option>
    <option value="1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="2">Option 2</option>
    <template #icon>
      <BeakerIcon />
    </template>
  </FormSelect>
</template>

<script setup>
import { BeakerIcon } from '@heroicons/vue/16/solid';
</script>

icon-left Slot

You can customize the icon-left using the icon-left slot:

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<template>
  <FormSelect v-model="select3">
    <template #icon-left>
      <BeakerIcon />
    </template>
    <option value="">Select an option</option>
    <option value="1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="2">Option 2</option>
  </FormSelect>
</template>

<script setup>
import { BeakerIcon } from '@heroicons/vue/16/solid';
</script>

Examples

Pre-selected Value

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<template>
  <FormSelect v-model="select4">
    <option value="option1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="option2">Option 2</option>
    <option value="option3">Option 3</option>
  </FormSelect>
</template>

<script setup>
const select4 = ref('option2');
</script>

Custom Icon

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<template>
  <FormSelect :icon="BeakerIcon">
    <option value="option1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="option2">Option 2</option>
    <option selected value="option3">Option 3</option>
  </FormSelect>
</template>

<script setup>
import { BeakerIcon } from '@heroicons/vue/16/solid';
</script>

Pre Icon

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<template>
  <FormSelect :icon-left="BeakerIcon">
    <option value="option1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="option2">Option 2</option>
    <option selected value="option3">Option 3</option>
  </FormSelect>
</template>

<script setup>
import { BeakerIcon } from '@heroicons/vue/16/solid';
</script>

CSS Customization ⚡️

To customize the select styles global

:root {
  /* Available variables */
  --rvc-select-border-radius: var(--rvc-base-border-radius);
  --rvc-select-border-width: var(--rvc-base-border-width);
  --rvc-select-border-color: var(--rvc-base-border-color);
  --rvc-select-font-size: var(--rvc-base-input-font-size);
  --rvc-select-font-weight: var(--rvc-base-input-font-weight);
  --rvc-select-box-shadow: var(--rvc-base-box-shadow);
  --rvc-select-color: var(--rvc-base-input-color);
  --rvc-select-bg-color: var(--rvc-base-input-bg-color);
  --rvc-select-icon-size: var(--rvc-base-input-icon-size);
  --rvc-select-icon-color: var(--rvc-base-input-icon-color);
  --rvc-select-padding-x: var(--rvc-base-input-padding-x);
  --rvc-select-height: var(--rvc-base-input-height);
  --rvc-select-placeholder-color: var(--rvc-base-input-placeholder-color);

  /* Small variant */
  --rvc-select-font-size-sm: calc(var(--rvc-base-input-font-size) * 0.9);
  --rvc-select-padding-x-sm: calc(var(--rvc-base-input-padding-x) * 0.85);
  --rvc-select-icon-size-sm: calc(var(--rvc-base-input-icon-size) * 0.85);
  --rvc-select-height-sm: 1.875rem;
}