cannot set value as a string instead of object in multiple selection

In single selection the below code works for only sending the value as string but in multiple it does not work.

Here is the code

const SearchableTextField = ({
  children,
  input,
  options,
  isMulti,
  valueType,
  ...props
}) => {
  return (
    <label className={props.className}>
      {children}
      <Select
        {...props}
        clearable={props.clearable}
        searchable={props.searchable}
        options={options}
        {...input}
        value={options.find(option =>
          valueType === 'string'
            ? option.value === input.value
            : option === input.value
        )}
        onChange={option =>
          valueType === 'string'
            ? input.onChange(option.value)
            : input.onChange(option)
        }
        onBlur={() => input.onBlur(input.value)}
        styles={props.styles}
        components={{
          DropdownIndicator: props.selectIcon || DropdownComponent
        }}
        styles={SelectStyleSetting}
        isMulti={isMulti}
      />
    </label>
  );
};

If i have the options as following

options = [
 {value: 'abc', label: 'ABC'},
 {value: 'abc2', label: 'ABC2'},
]

the expected output when i select suppose first option is selectedOption: “abc” in single selection which works and in multiple it should be selectedOption: [“abc”, “abc2”] (this is not working)

[ebonow]

My opinion is that this thread should be closed.

Since version 2, the expected type of a prop passed in as a value can be:

1. an object representing an option
2. an array of objects (representing an option)
3. null
4. undefined

string was a supported in v1 when simpleValue was enabled, but this is no longer the expected behavior.

@0xorial please let me know if I am misunderstanding, but your type error seems to indicate that you are trying to set the value of the select as the value of the selected option(s) instead of the options themselves.

[Methuselah96]

@0xorial Can you provide a CodeSandbox with an example of what you’re trying to do?