Menus using select elements in React (codeAlong)

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Menus using select elements in React (codeAlong)

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Created on Jun 6, 2021

This example shows a React app that renders a pet-selection menu using HTML `<select>` elements. It displays a single labeled dropdown with six pet options (dog, cat, hamster, parrot, spider, goldfish), where the user can choose a value and the selected state updates via React's `useState` hook. The `DropDown` component maps over an `options` array to generate `<option>` elements, passing the selected value and an `onSelectedValueChange` callback. The code uses React 17 and ReactDOM, with styling applied via inline CSS in the HTML file.

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