Customization in React MultiSelect Dropdown

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The following CSS classes and structures enable customization of the React MultiSelect Dropdown appearance to match your design requirements.

Customizing the background color of wrapper element

Apply custom styling to the wrapper element background color using the following CSS.

.e-multiselect.e-input-group .e-multi-select-wrapper {
    background-color: red;
}

Customizing the appearance of the delimiter wrapper element

Modify the delimiter wrapper element styling using the following CSS.

.e-multiselect .e-delim-values {
    -webkit-text-fill-color: blue;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: cursive;
}

Customizing the appearance of chips

Style selected chips using the following CSS rules.

.e-multiselect .e-multi-select-wrapper .e-chips .e-chipcontent {
    font-family: cursive;
    font-size: 20px;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: blue;
}

.e-multi-select-wrapper .e-chips {
    background-color: aqua;
    height: 26px;
}

Customizing the dropdown icon color

Change the dropdown icon color using the following CSS.

.e-multiselect.e-input-group .e-input-group-icon, .e-multiselect.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper .e-input-group-icon:hover {
    color: red;
    font-size: 14px;
}

Customizing the focus color

Customize the input element focus color using the following CSS.

.e-multiselect.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus::before, .e-multiselect.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus::after {
    background: #c000ff;
}

Customizing the disabled component text color

Style the text color of disabled components in delimiter (Box) mode using the following CSS. This selector applies only to delimiter mode; checkbox and chip mode disabled styling are not covered by this rule.

.e-multiselect.e-disabled .e-multi-select-wrapper .e-delim-values {
    -webkit-text-fill-color: red;
}

Customizing the color of the placeholder text

Modify the placeholder text color using the following CSS.

.e-multiselect input.e-dropdownbase::placeholder {
        color: red;
}

Customizing the float label to add a mandatory indicator (*)

Add a mandatory indicator asterisk (*) to float label elements using the following CSS. This requires the floatLabelType property to be set on the MultiSelect component.

.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-float-input .e-float-text::after {
    content: "*";
    color: red;
}

Customizing the float label focus color

Style the float label focus color using the following CSS.

.e-float-input.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::before,.e-float-input.e-control-wrapper.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::before,.e-float-input.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::after,.e-float-input.e-control-wrapper.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::after {
    background-color: #2319b8;
}

.e-multiselect.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-float-input.e-input-focus .e-float-text.e-label-top, .e-float-input.e-control-wrapper:not(.e-error).e-input-focus input ~ label.e-float-text {
    color: #2319b8;
}

Customizing the outline theme focus color

Customize the outline theme focus color using the following CSS. To use the outline variant, import the outline theme CSS and set the cssClass property to e-outline on the MultiSelect component.

.e-outline.e-input-group.e-input-focus:hover:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled):not(.e-float-icon-left),.e-outline.e-input-group.e-input-focus.e-control-wrapper:hover:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled):not(.e-float-icon-left),.e-outline.e-input-group.e-input-focus:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled),.e-outline.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled) {
    border-color: #b1bd15;
    box-shadow: inset 1px 1px #b1bd15, inset -1px 0 #b1bd15, inset 0 -1px #b1bd15;
}

Customizing the background color of focus, hover, and active items

Modify the background color for focused, hovered, and active items using the following CSS.

.e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-item-focus, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-active, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-active.e-hover, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-hover {
    background-color: #1f9c99;
    color: #2319b8;
}

Customizing the appearance of the popup element

Style the popup list appearance using the following CSS.

.e-dropdownbase .e-list-item, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-item-focus {
    background-color: #29c2b8;
    color: #207cd9;
    font-family: emoji;
    min-height: 29px;
}

Customizing the color of the checkbox

Modify checkbox styling using the following CSS.

.e-popup .e-checkbox-wrapper .e-frame.e-check, .e-popup .e-checkbox-wrapper:hover .e-frame.e-check {
    background-color: green;
    color: white;
}