Single Select Element

Single Select Element — CometChat documentation.

The SingleSelectElement class is utilised to create a single selection input element in a user interface.

Constructor

Name	Type	Description
elementId	string	This property in constructor accepts the Id for the element
label	string	This property in constructor accepts the label for singleSelect
options	List<OptionElement>	This property in constructor accepts options for singleSelect

Class Usage

Here’s how to create an instance of the SingleSelectElement class:

Java

OptionElement option1 = new OptionElement("Option1", "1");
OptionElement option2 = new OptionElement("Option2", "2");
List<OptionElement> optionElementList = new ArrayList<>();
optionElementList.add(option1);
optionElementList.add(option2);

SingleSelectElement singleSelectElement = new SingleSelectElement("idSelect", "Choose an option", optionElementList);

In this example, a new instance of SingleSelectElement is created with an elementId “idSelect”, a label “Choose an option”, and a list of two options.

Key Properties and Methods

Default Value of the Input Element

The setDefaultValue() method sets the default value in the single select input, while the getDefaultValue() retrieves it.

For example:

Java

singleSelectElement.setDefaultValue("1");

Example

Here is an example that showcases the creation and manipulation of an instance of SingleSelectElement:

Java

// Create some options
OptionElement option1 = new OptionElement("Option1", "1");
OptionElement option2 = new OptionElement("Option2", "2");
List<OptionElement> optionElementList = new ArrayList<>();
optionElementList.add(option1);
optionElementList.add(option2);

// Create a new instance of SingleSelectElement
SingleSelectElement singleSelectElement = new SingleSelectElement("1", "Choose an option", optionElementList);

// Set and get the default value
singleSelectElement.setDefaultValue("1");