# \#select **URL:** https://community.silverfin.com/tag/select/430.md [Latest](https://community.silverfin.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.silverfin.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.silverfin.com/tags.md) --- ## [CASE: access the chosen value from a dropdown](https://community.silverfin.com/t/case-access-the-chosen-value-from-a-dropdown/2574)
**Author:** [@sven](https://community.silverfin.com/u/sven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/case-access-the-chosen-value-from-a-dropdown/2574 "2025-06-18T10:01:41Z")
When creating a dropdown with options, we advise making use of the option\_values attribute, which makes sure the actual value of the selected option remains the same, even when you change languages (this to avoid buildin…