# Get Active Dropdown Value

## Overview

![The Get Active Dropdown Value Node.](/files/PVvfesTHFesUYnYPKjnc)

The **Get Active Dropdown Value Node** returns the value that is currently active of the inputted [**Dropdown Object**](/incari-studio/2024.1/objects-and-types/scene2d-objects/gui/dropdown.md).

[**Scope**](/incari-studio/2024.1/toolbox/overview.md#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**](/incari-studio/2024.1/toolbox/incari/object2d/set-active-dropdown-value.md)


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