DataForm select control: support validation

packages/components/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 -   `ValidatedCheckboxControl`: Expose the component under private API's ([#71505](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/71505/)).
 -   Expose `ValidatedTextareaControl` via Private APIs ([#71495](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/71495))
 -   Add support for ValidatedFormTokenField [#71350](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/71350).
+-   Expose `ValidatedSelectControl` via Private APIs ([#71665](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/71665))
 
 ## 30.3.0 (2025-09-03)
 

packages/components/src/private-apis.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 	ValidatedCheckboxControl,
 	ValidatedInputControl,
 	ValidatedNumberControl,
+	ValidatedSelectControl,
 	ValidatedTextControl,
 	ValidatedTextareaControl,
 	ValidatedToggleControl,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ lock( privateApis, {
 	ValidatedInputControl,
 	ValidatedCheckboxControl,
 	ValidatedNumberControl,
+	ValidatedSelectControl,
 	ValidatedTextControl,
 	ValidatedTextareaControl,
 	ValidatedToggleControl,

packages/dataviews/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - Dataform: Add new `password` field type and field control. [#71545](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/71545)
 - DataForm: Add a textarea control for use with the `text` field type ([#71495](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/71495))
 - DataViews: support groupBy in the list layout. [#71548](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/71548)
+- DataForm: support validation in select control [#71665](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/71665)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 

packages/dataviews/src/components/dataform/stories/index.story.tsx

@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ const ValidationComponent = ( {
 } ) => {
 	type ValidatedItem = {
 		text: string;
+		select?: string;
 		textarea: string;
 		email: string;
 		telephone: string;
@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@ const ValidationComponent = ( {
 
 	const [ post, setPost ] = useState< ValidatedItem >( {
 		text: 'Can have letters and spaces',
+		select: undefined,
 		textarea: 'Can have letters and spaces',
 		email: '[email protected]',
 		telephone: '+306978241796',
@@ -427,6 +429,13 @@ const ValidationComponent = ( {
 
 		return null;
 	};
+	const customSelectRule = ( value: ValidatedItem ) => {
+		if ( value.select !== 'option1' ) {
+			return 'Value must be Option 1.';
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	};
 	const customTextareaRule = ( value: ValidatedItem ) => {
 		if ( ! /^[a-zA-Z ]+$/.test( value.textarea ) ) {
 			return 'Value must only contain letters and spaces.';
@@ -500,6 +509,19 @@ const ValidationComponent = ( {
 				custom: maybeCustomRule( customTextRule ),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			id: 'select',
+			type: 'text',
+			label: 'Select',
+			elements: [
+				{ value: 'option1', label: 'Option 1' },
+				{ value: 'option2', label: 'Option 2' },
+			],
+			isValid: {
+				required,
+				custom: maybeCustomRule( customSelectRule ),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			id: 'textarea',
 			type: 'text',
@@ -586,6 +608,7 @@ const ValidationComponent = ( {
 		layout: { type },
 		fields: [
 			'text',
+			'select',
 			'textarea',
 			'email',
 			'telephone',

packages/dataviews/src/dataform-controls/select.tsx

@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { SelectControl } from '@wordpress/components';
-import { useCallback } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { privateApis } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { useCallback, useState } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import type { DataFormControlProps } from '../types';
+import { unlock } from '../lock-unlock';
+
+const { ValidatedSelectControl } = unlock( privateApis );
 
 export default function Select< Item >( {
 	data,
 	field,
 	onChange,
 	hideLabelFromVision,
 }: DataFormControlProps< Item > ) {
-	const { id, label, type } = field;
+	const { id, type, label, description } = field;
+	const [ customValidity, setCustomValidity ] =
+		useState<
+			React.ComponentProps<
+				typeof ValidatedSelectControl
+			>[ 'customValidity' ]
+		>( undefined );
+
 	const isMultiple = type === 'array';
 	const value = field.getValue( { item: data } ) ?? ( isMultiple ? [] : '' );
 	const onChangeControl = useCallback(
@@ -48,10 +58,31 @@ export default function Select< Item >( {
 			  ];
 
 	return (
-		<SelectControl
+		<ValidatedSelectControl
+			required={ !! field.isValid?.required }
+			onValidate={ ( newValue: any ) => {
+				const message = field.isValid?.custom?.(
+					{
+						...data,
+						[ id ]: newValue,
+					},
+					field
+				);
+
+				if ( message ) {
+					setCustomValidity( {
+						type: 'invalid',
+						message,
+					} );
+					return;
+				}
+
+				setCustomValidity( undefined );
+			} }
+			customValidity={ customValidity }
 			label={ label }
 			value={ value }
-			help={ field.description }
+			help={ description }
 			options={ elements }
 			onChange={ onChangeControl }
 			__next40pxDefaultSize