# choice.open

Shows what is picked and opens the choices to change it: a sort order, sources. The trigger of a Popover picker

Component: [`<Action>`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/components/action.md) · Renders: `<button>` · Profile: [UI](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md)

## Example

```tsx
<Action intent="choice.open" onClick={openItem}>Open</Action>
```

## Choosing between neighbours

Find the row that describes your element, and use the intent on the right.

| If it is for… | Use |
|---|---|
| Shows what is picked and opens the choices to change it: a sort order, sources. The trigger of a Popover picker | `choice.open` (this page) |
| One of a few options shown on the page | [`choice.option`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/choice/option.md) |
| Picking a sort order from a list of choices (rather than [`action.sort`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/sort.md)) | `choice.open` (this page) |
| The button that opens it (rather than [`popover.picker`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/popover/picker.md)) | `choice.open` (this page) |

## Connections

Declared in the registry, both directions. Where an intent is used in your own code is something check and the gallery see; this site has no app code.

- Built from: [`control.select`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-select)

## For registry authors

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What this intent is built from and its entry in `components/prongs/registry.ts`. You only need this to change how it looks or to add an intent like it.

How choice.open resolves, and its definition

Each layer adds to the one before it; a later class wins over an earlier one that sets the same thing.

- [`control.select`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-select) — Looks like a form field with a chevron: a button that opens choices

  ```
  inline-flex min-w-40 cursor-pointer items-center justify-between
  gap-2 rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2
  text-sm text-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-surface-hover
  focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2
  focus-visible:ring-ring disabled:pointer-events-none
  disabled:opacity-50 after:mr-1 after:size-2 after:shrink-0
  after:-translate-y-0.5 after:rotate-45 after:border-b-[1.5px]
  after:border-r-[1.5px] after:border-surface-muted
  after:content-[""]
  ```

- `choice.open` (this page) — Shows what is picked and opens the choices to change it: a sort order, sources. The trigger of a Popover picker

Final classes

```
inline-flex min-w-40 cursor-pointer items-center justify-between
gap-2 rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2
text-sm text-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-surface-hover
focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2
focus-visible:ring-ring disabled:pointer-events-none
disabled:opacity-50 after:mr-1 after:size-2 after:shrink-0
after:-translate-y-0.5 after:rotate-45 after:border-b-[1.5px]
after:border-r-[1.5px] after:border-surface-muted
after:content-[""]
```

Definition

```ts
'choice.open': {
  kind: 'semantic',
  description: 'Shows what is picked and opens the choices to change it: a sort order, sources. The trigger of a Popover picker',
  refs: ['control.select'],
  notFor: [
    {
      context: 'one of a few options shown on the page',
      instead: 'choice.option',
    },
  ],
},
```