select

select<TFieldMeta>(options?): SelectField<TFieldMeta>

Defined in: packages/core/src/fields/select/config.ts:60

Creates a select field with all defaults applied.

Select fields store an array of chosen option values — suitable for status labels, categories, tags, or any enumerable choice set. Set hasMany: false to restrict to a single selection.

Accepts SelectFieldInput (all optional) and returns SelectField with all defaults applied.

Defaults applied:

• label — "" (inferred from the field key by defineCollection)
• required — false
• defaultValue — []
• options — []
• hasMany — false
• admin.hidden — false
• admin.readOnly — false
• admin.position — "main"
• admin.width — "full"
• admin.cellAlignment — "left"

Type Parameters

TFieldMeta

TFieldMeta extends BaseFieldMeta = BaseFieldMeta

Parameters

options?

SelectFieldInput<TFieldMeta>

Select field configuration. All properties are optional.

Returns

SelectField<TFieldMeta>

Resolved select field definition with all defaults applied.

Example

import { select, defineCollection } from '@vexcms/core'

posts: defineCollection({
  fields: {
    // Single-select status field
    status: select({
      required: true,
      options: [
        { label: "Draft", value: "draft" },
        { label: "Published", value: "published" },
      ],
    }),

    // Multi-select tag field
    tags: select({
      hasMany: true,
      options: [
        { label: "News", value: "news" },
        { label: "Tutorial", value: "tutorial" },
        { label: "Release", value: "release" },
      ],
    }),
  }
})

See

• SelectFieldInput for the full input type
• SelectField for the resolved output type