Select (Dropdown)

1. What does the component do?

For the selection of several options (selection of single or multiple options) from a list.
If a selection must be made where the entries mutually exclude one another and no default value is to be set (in contrast to the radio button element.
When selection options are to be grouped.

There must be a choice of at least two options.
The element always has a label.
A question mark in the circle can also be shown – in addition to the label – for detailed explanations. A tooltip opens when this question mark is clicked on.
The text in the select element is always single-line.
If an entry is longer than the available width of the element, the entry’s text is abbreviated with ‘…’.
A pre-selection is not permitted with a mandatory field.
If no selection has been made yet, the element text says “please select …”.