JedWatson / JedWatson/react-select

Menu not closing on multi with ValueContainer and controlled inputs

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Description

I need to display the number of selected fields on the select. I found the way to manage it by using the ValueContainer component. However, the menu does not close when clicking outside of it as it is supposed to do. I also don't want to close on select the option.

Look at the uploaded simple example
https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/react-select-v5-sandbox-forked-qtcjqm?file=%2Fexample.tsx

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Research direction

Start with the linked CodeSandbox example in example.tsx and reproduce the controlled-input setup using ValueContainer. Check the outside-click handling while keeping option selection from closing the menu; done means clicking outside closes it without changing the requested selection behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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