How to make a drop-down selector?

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How to make a drop-down selector UI component? Something that looks like this

Eli Lansey · Answer 1 · 2012-09-10 18:35:27Z

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You want to use PopupMenu:

PopupMenu[a, {a, b, c, d}]

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Note, if you want it to be dynamically linked to a variable, use:

PopupMenu[Dynamic[x], {a, b, c, d}]

Then, x takes the value given by the drop down menu:

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edited Sep 10 '12 at 18:35

answered Sep 10 '12 at 18:27

Eli Lansey
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	I don't need to show anything such as a plot that depends on the value selected in the drop-down. Rather, I just need a state-recorder that knowns the user's selection in the menu which can later be read out from the notebook. – Problemania Sep 10 '12 at 18:29
	@MaThEmAtika See my last update. – Eli Lansey Sep 10 '12 at 18:30

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