Link within Combobox?

[ceyerkes]

Hi!

Wondering if it's ok to include a link out in a combobox for the selected item:

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Yes, it is absolutely okay to include a link out in a combobox for the selected item. However, it's important to note that the implementation requires careful consideration to ensure accessibility and proper behavior, such as cmd+click to open the link in a new tab. The selection of an option should trigger the resultant action, which can include page navigation. This can be achieved by clever implementation so that the navigation action happens upon clicking the entire option (because it's an HTML anchor underneath to get the browser behaviors) and perform the navigation action onSelectedItemChange.

For more detailed guidance on implementing this, you might want to refer to the Paste documentation on Combobox: https://paste.twilio.design/components/combobox

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[jhanvi1399]

Hi Colleen,
Thank you for reaching out! Can you share your use case for which? We'd like to know that what will happen further when the user clicks on the button!

Waiting for your response!

[ceyerkes]

The idea is that the link would take them to that specific audience's page, if they have one selected. If they have "all" selected, we would disable the button or remove it, whatever the rec is.

[serifluous]

It is technically ok to link out like you shared in your screenshot, but it doesn't feel super clear that that's what the link is doing, especially since the visual of the icon link won't be changing as a user is swapping different audience options.

Did you try adding Help Text to the Combobox (like "Go to Classic Audience 1") and dynamically changing the text based on the audience selected?

[ceyerkes]

oh i like that better! i wasn't sure if we could add a link to help text.