optional dedicated selection for ' select '

[microsuxxor]

i made following code


  mxlog.select() {
local choise a=$1

  select choise in "${mxulist[@]}" "${extramodels[@]}" ; do
 ! [[ $choise ]] &&
break
llmchoosen=$choise
printf %s >"$mlastllm" "$llmchoosen"
break
  done < <(
 [[ $a ]] &&
printf %s\\n "$a" ||
cat
  ) > >(
 [[ $a ]] ||
cat
  ) 2>&1
   }


i tried with the < <( to make optional auto selection

but it doesnt work

i imagine one workaround
i add all elements to an array , and select selection -1 of them

but why doesnt that stdin to select work
the savefile dosnt get changed