select.md

Select

{% embed url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pterm/pterm/master/_examples/interactive_select/demo/animation.svg" %} https://github.com/pterm/pterm/tree/master/_examples/interactive_select {% endembed %}

Basic Usage

result, _ := pterm.DefaultInteractiveSelect.
	WithOptions([]string{"a", "b", "c", "d"}).
	Show()
pterm.Info.Printfln("You answered: %s", result)

Options

Name	Type	Description
DefaultText	string	Default prompt text
TextStyle	*Style	Style of the prompt text
Options	[]string	List of menu options
OptionStyle	*Style	Style of menu options
DefaultOption	string	The option that is selected by default
MaxHeight	int	Maximum number of visible options at once (the others can be accessed by scrolling)
Selector	string	Character of the selector
SelectorStyle	*Style	Style of the Selector

Using Options

{% content-ref url="../../tutorials/using-printer-options.md" %} using-printer-options.md {% endcontent-ref %}

Methods

Method	Description
Show(text)	Displays the interactive select menu

Full Specification

{% hint style="info" %} pkg.go.dev contains the full specification for this printer and more technical descriptions. {% endhint %}

{% embed url="https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/pterm/pterm#InteractiveSelectPrinter" %}