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Picker component in the Microsoft Graph Toolkit

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The Picker component uses mgt-get to query the Microsoft Graph API then renders a dropdown control allowing selection of a single resource from an array of resources.

Example

The following example shows the use of the mgt-picker component to select a task list from a user's task lists. You can use the code editor to see how properties and attributes change the behavior of the component.

Properties and attributes

You can use several attributes to change the behavior of the component. The component has required attributes, such as resource - for example, /users - and key-name - for example, displayName.

key-name also supports nested values. For example, in the following response:

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#applications/$entity",
    "id": "03ef14b0-ca33-4840-8f4f-d6e91916010e",
    "verifiedPublisher": {
            "displayName": "publisher_contoso",
            "verifiedPublisherId": "9999999",
             "addedDateTime": "2021-04-24T17:49:44Z"
    },
    "certification": {
           "isPublisherAttested": true,
           "isCertifiedByMicrosoft": true,
           "lastCertificationDateTime": "2021-05-11T23:26:20Z",
           "certificationExpirationDateTime": "2022-05-11T23:26:20Z",
           "certificationDetailsUrl": "https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-app-certification/forward/azure/631a96bc-a705-4eda-9f99-fdaf9f54f6a2"
    },
    "tags": [],
    "tokenEncryptionKeyId": null,
    "api": {
        "requestedAccessTokenVersion": 2,
        "acceptMappedClaims": null,
        "knownClientApplications": [],
        "oauth2PermissionScopes": [],
        "preAuthorizedApplications": []
    },
    "appRoles": [],
    "web": {
        "redirectUris": [],
        "homePageUrl": null,
        "logoutUrl": null,
        "implicitGrantSettings": {
            "enableIdTokenIssuance": false,
            "enableAccessTokenIssuance": false
        }
    }
}

your key-name attribute value could be web.homePageUrl or verifiedPublisher.displayName.

Attribute Property Description
resource resource The resource to get from Microsoft Graph (for example, /me or /users).
placeholder placeholder The placeholder rendered in the picker (for example, Select a user or Select a task list).
key-name keyName The key to be rendered in the picker (for example, displayName).
selected-value selectedValue Optional. The value to be set as the currently selected option in the picker. Must be present in the options provided from the Microsoft Graph query.
scopes scopes Optional array of strings if using the property or a comma delimited scope if using the attribute. The component and a supported provider ensure that the user has consented to at least one of the provided permissions.
version version Optional API version to use when making the GET request. Default is v1.0.
max-pages maxPages Optional number of pages (for resources that support paging). Default is 3. Setting this value to 0 retrieves all pages.
cache-enabled cacheEnabled Optional Boolean. When set, it indicates that the response from the resource is cached. Override if refresh() is called or if pollingRate is in use. Default is false.
cache-invalidation-period cacheInvalidationPeriod Optional number of milliseconds. When set in combination with cacheEnabled, the delay before the cache reaches its invalidation period modifies this value. Default is 0 and uses the default invalidation period.
N/A response Read-only response from Microsoft Graph if request was successful.
N/A error Read-only error from Microsoft Graph if request wasn't successful.

CSS custom properties

The mgt-picker component defines the following CSS custom properties for you to provide overrides with.

<mgt-picker
  class="picker"
  resource="me/todo/lists"
  scopes="tasks.read, tasks.readwrite"
  key-name="displayName"
></mgt-picker>

.picker {
  --picker-background-color: grey;
  --picker-list-max-height: 200px;
}

To learn more, see styling components.

Methods

Method Description
refresh(force?: boolean) Call the method to refresh the data. By default, the UI only updates if the data changes. Pass true to force the component to update.

Events

Event When is it emitted Custom data Cancelable Bubbles Works with custom template
selectionChanged Fired when there's a change in the selected resource in the dropdown. { response: any, error: any }. The response property contains the response retrieved from Microsoft Graph. The error property contains information about the error if one occurred No Yes Yes

Tip

For more information about the data returned in the response property see the API reference of the API that you used in the resource property of the Picker component.

For more information about handling events, see events.

Templates

The mgt-picker component supports several templates that you can use to define the look and feel. To specify a template, include a <template> element inside a component and set the data-type to one of the following values.

Data type Data context Description
error The error from Microsoft Graph. This template is used if there's an error making the request.
loading N/A This template is used while the request is being made.
no-data N/A This template is used when the request returned no data.

Example template usage

<mgt-picker resource="me/todo/lists" scopes="tasks.read, tasks.readwrite" key-name="displayName">
  <div>Loading template</div>
    <template data-type="loading">
      Loading
    </template>
    <template data-type="no-data">
      <div>No data</div>
    </template>
    <template data-type="error">
      <div>Error</div>
    </template>
  </div>
</mgt-picker>

Microsoft Graph permissions

Permissions required by this component depend on the data that you want to retrieve with it from Microsoft Graph. Microsoft Graph Toolkit verifies that the current user has consented to at least one of the supplied scopes. For more information about permissions, see the Microsoft Graph permissions reference.

Authentication

The control uses the global authentication provider described in the authentication documentation to fetch the required data.

Cache

To enable and configure the cache, use the cacheEnabled and cacheInvalidationPeriod properties. By default, the mgt-picker component doesn't cache any responses.

Object store Cached data Remarks
response Complete response retrieved from Microsoft Graph for the query specified in the resource property of mgt-picker

For more information, see Caching.

Localization

The control exposes the following variables that can be localized. For details about how to set up localization, see Localizing components.

String name Default value
comboboxPlaceholder Select an item