From fddbc5c11cbf59169c63a4a1d158de081a9c9176 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Odohi David <odohi.david@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 20:06:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

add check for to handle where `selectedOption` is null in the example `handleChange` function
---
 README.md | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a519ec44ca..279e7075f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ class App extends React.Component {
   }
   handleChange = (selectedOption) => {
     this.setState({ selectedOption });
-    console.log(`Selected: ${selectedOption.label}`);
+		// selectedOption can be null when the `x` (close) button is clicked
+		if (selectedOption) {
+    	console.log(`Selected: ${selectedOption.label}`);
+		}
   }
   render() {
   	const { selectedOption } = this.state;