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What is the difference between "Drop Down Menu" and "Select Field" in Material-UI

It seems that these two instances duplicate each other: Drop Down Menu and Select Field. Both follow Google Material Design specs for menus. The difference is not that obvious at first sight. Why do they provide two similar components?

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Green Avatar asked Feb 16 '16 08:02

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Select Field has more features that deal with form fields. onChange events, hintText, floatingLabelText. Drop Down Menus don't have those features.

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PetersenDidIt Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 15:11

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