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If you *do* decide to use children, they will behave like `defaultValue`.


### Why Select Value?

The selected `<option>` in an HTML `<select>` is normally specified through that option's `selected` attribute. In React, in order to make components easier to manipulate, the following format is adopted instead:

```javascript
<select value="B">
<option value="A">Apple</option>
<option value="B">Banana</option>
<option value="C">Cranberry</option>
</select>
```

To make an uncontrolled component, `defaultValue` is used instead.