---title: selectAtom---
Ref: https://github.com/pmndrs/jotai/issues/36
```tsfunction selectAtom<Value, Slice>( anAtom: Atom<Value>, selector: (v: Value) => Slice, equalityFn: (a: Slice, b: Slice) => boolean = Object.is): Atom<Slice>```
This function creates a derived atom whose value is a function of the original atom's value,determined by `selector.`The selector function runs whenever the original atom changes; it updates the derived atomonly if `equalityFn` reports that the derived value has changed.By default, `equalityFn` is reference equality, but you can supply your favorite deep-equalsfunction to stabilize the derived value where necessary.
## Examples
```jsconst defaultPerson = { name: { first: 'Jane', last: 'Doe', }, birth: { year: 2000, month: 'Jan', day: 1, time: { hour: 1, minute: 1, }, },}
// Original atom.const personAtom = atom(defaultPerson)
// Tracks person.name. Updated when person.name object changes, even// if neither name.first nor name.last actually change.const nameAtom = selectAtom(personAtom, (person) => person.name)
// Tracks person.birth. Updated when year, month, day, hour, or minute changes.// Use of deepEquals means that this atom doesn't update if birth field is// replaced with a new object containing the same data. E.g., if person is re-read// from a database.const birthAtom = selectAtom(personAtom, (person) => person.birth, deepEquals)```
## Hold stable references
As always, to prevent an infinite loop when using `useAtom` in render cycle, you must provide `useAtom` a stable reference of your atoms.For `selectAtom`, we need **both** the base atom and the selector to be stable.
```jsconst [value] = useAtom(selectAtom(atom(0), (val) => val)) // So this will cause an infinite loop```
You have multiple options in order to satisfy these constraints:
```jsconst baseAtom = atom(0) // Stableconst selector = (v) => v // Stableconst Component = () => { // Solution 1: Memoize the whole resulting atom with "useMemo" const [value] = useAtom(useMemo(() => selectAtom(baseAtom, (v) => v), [])) // Solution 2: Memoize the inline callback with "useCallback" const [value] = useAtom( selectAtom( baseAtom, useCallback((v) => v, []) ) ) // Solution 3: All constraints are already satisfied const [value] = useAtom(selectAtom(baseAtom, selector))}```
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