How to reference a dropdown item

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Hello,

If i have a dropdown consisiting of string items, ex: ["hi", "bye"], then i have a label that shows me if i have selected hi, If(dropdown.SelectedText.Value = "hi", true, false). This works, output will be true. But instead of hardcoding the string, can we reference the items in the dropdown as array indexes ?

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mdevaney 29,993 Moderator on at

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Yes, you can check to see if the dropdown equals the first value within the dropdown. We can check for the 1st position Item using the FIRST function. It's not an array index but it works!

If( Dropdown.SelectedText.Value= First(["hi","bye"]), true, false );

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how about if we want to see if the 2nd,3rd, or 4th item was selected ?
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You would select the 2nd item like this.

If( Dropdown.SelectedText.Value= Last(FirstN(["hi","bye","wow","ohno"],2)).Value, true, false );

And the 3rd item like this

If( Dropdown.SelectedText.Value= Last(FirstN(["hi","bye","wow","ohno"],3)).Value, true, false );

And the 4th Item like this...

If( Dropdown.SelectedText.Value= Last(FirstN(["hi","bye","wow","ohno"],4)).Value, true, false );

Let me know if you have further questions.

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Hi @mmattar ,

Could you please share a bit more about your scenario?

Do you want to reference the Items option within the Dropdown box as array index rather than hardcoding the string?

I have made a test on my side, pleae take a try with the following workaround:

1. Reference first item option:

If(dropdown.SelectedText.Value = Last(FirstN(["Option1", "Option2", "Option3", "Option4", ...], 1)).Value, true, false)

2. Reference second item option:

If(dropdown.SelectedText.Value = Last(FirstN(["Option1", "Option2", "Option3", "Option4", ...], 2)).Value, true, false)

3. Reference third item option:

If(dropdown.SelectedText.Value = Last(FirstN(["Option1", "Option2", "Option3", "Option4", ...], 3)).Value, true, false)

4. Reference forth item option:

If(dropdown.SelectedText.Value = Last(FirstN(["Option1", "Option2", "Option3", "Option4", ...], 4)).Value, true, false)

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Please take a try with above solution, then check if the issue is solved.

Best regards,