# V select 3

> Basic select

A shadcn/ui block from the [@cnippet](https://ui.cnippet.dev/) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/cnippet/v-select-3).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/cnippet/v-select-3
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/cnippet/v-select-3-light-7a34a11c2abcb87a.png
- Registry item: https://ui.cnippet.dev/r/v-select-3.json
- Categories: select
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://ui.cnippet.dev/r/v-select-3.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- Registry items: `@cnippet/select`

## Files

### `registry/default/variants/v-select-3.tsx`

```tsx
import {
  Select,
  SelectGroup,
  SelectGroupLabel,
  SelectItem,
  SelectPopup,
  SelectTrigger,
  SelectValue,
} from "@/registry/default/ui/select";

const categoryGroups = [
  {
    items: [
      { label: "React", value: "react" },
      { label: "Vue", value: "vue" },
      { label: "Angular", value: "angular" },
      { label: "Svelte", value: "svelte" },
    ],
    label: "Frontend",
  },
  {
    items: [
      { label: "Node.js", value: "nodejs" },
      { label: "Python", value: "python" },
      { label: "Go", value: "go" },
      { label: "Rust", value: "rust" },
    ],
    label: "Backend",
  },
  {
    items: [
      { label: "React Native", value: "react-native" },
      { label: "Flutter", value: "flutter" },
      { label: "Swift", value: "swift" },
    ],
    label: "Mobile",
  },
];

const placeholder = { label: "Select a framework", value: null };
const allItems = [placeholder, ...categoryGroups.flatMap((g) => g.items)];

export default function Component() {
  return (
    <Select items={allItems}>
      <SelectTrigger className="w-52">
        <SelectValue />
      </SelectTrigger>
      <SelectPopup>
        {categoryGroups.map((group) => (
          <SelectGroup key={group.label}>
            <SelectGroupLabel>{group.label}</SelectGroupLabel>
            {group.items.map((item) => (
              <SelectItem key={item.value} value={item}>
                {item.label}
              </SelectItem>
            ))}
          </SelectGroup>
        ))}
      </SelectPopup>
    </Select>
  );
}
```