# 1 line code snippet required

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/1-line-code-snippet-required/10155>\
**Category:** Get Answers\
**Created:** [May 30, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/1-line-code-snippet-required/10155 "2016-05-30T20:39:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![WouterdAil70045](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a4c791/32.png) [@WouterdAil70045](https://forums.knack.com/u/WouterdAil70045)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/1-line-code-snippet-required/10155/1 "2016-05-30T20:39:22Z")

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My code :

$(document).on('knack-page-render.scene\_35', function(event, page) {

&nbsp; alert( $('#view\_48 #field\_172').val() );

});

The alert statement&nbsp;works if "field\_172" is a text field.

The alert statement does not work if "field\_172" is a&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;choice field.&nbsp;

How do I read the value of "field\_172" if it is a multiple choice field?

Thanks for you help,

Wouter&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![WouterdAil70045](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a4c791/32.png) [@WouterdAil70045](https://forums.knack.com/u/WouterdAil70045)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/1-line-code-snippet-required/10155/2 "2016-06-06T19:13:07Z")

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Brilliant.... that works great.

Wish I had known about it earlier!

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**Author:** ![WouterdAil70045](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a4c791/32.png) [@WouterdAil70045](https://forums.knack.com/u/WouterdAil70045)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/1-line-code-snippet-required/10155/3 "2016-06-06T17:57:56Z")

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Thanks...

I'll work on that today and let you know if I was successful.

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**Author:** ![BradStevens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/bradstevens/32/140_2.png) [@BradStevens](https://forums.knack.com/u/BradStevens)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/1-line-code-snippet-required/10155/4 "2016-06-01T20:49:29Z")

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Hi Wouter,

Check out Stevan's work here [http://helpdesk.knackhq.com/support/discussions/topics/5000019533](http://helpdesk.knackhq.com/support/discussions/topics/5000019533)&nbsp;and take note of using Knack.models to grab data from the view rather than from view controls.

it might be something like (without testing):

```
Knack.models['view_48'].toJSON().field_172_raw;
```

Brad

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