# Get Active Dropdown Value

## Overview

![The Get Active Dropdown Value Node.](https://2628349686-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fwnv17cpjDin2deSlOz0z%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7a897519ebd76811326e15b33d659922642e87a6%2Fgetactivedropdownvalue.png?alt=media)

The **Get Active Dropdown Value Node** returns the value that is currently active of the inputted [**Dropdown Object**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2023.1/objects-and-types/scene2d-objects/gui/dropdown).

[**Scope**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2023.1/overview#scopes): **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Inputs

| Input             | Type         | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse**    | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |
| `Object ID`       | **ObjectID** | The **Dropdown Object** whose active value will be returned.          |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type       | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse**  | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |
| `Value`            | **String** | The **Dropdown Object's** value which is currently active.                                                                             |

## See Also

* [**Set Active Dropdown Value**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2023.1/toolbox/incari/object/set-active-dropdown-value)