# Get the selected item within a dropdown on submit
**URL:** https://forums.knack.com/t/get-the-selected-item-within-a-dropdown-on-submit/11948
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**Created:** [January 27, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/get-the-selected-item-within-a-dropdown-on-submit/11948 "2022-01-27T03:55:30Z")
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### Author:  [@Mikeacce](https://forums.knack.com/u/Mikeacce)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/get-the-selected-item-within-a-dropdown-on-submit/11948/1 "2022-01-27T03:55:31Z")
I have an edit form with a dropdown field that lists the available connected records from another object. (a connection field)
When I submit the edit form I want to get the value of the selected dropdown so I can use zapier to update the corresponding record.
This is the code I have
/ Change view\_1 to the form view you want to listen to
$(document).on(‘knack-record-update.view\_788’, function(event, view, record) {
alert(‘Form submitted!’);
var value = $(‘input[name=“field\_552”]’).val();
console.log(value)
});
the output of this when I submit the form is “%5B%7B%22id%22%3A%2261f1dd389bf9b78ce8aa0c03%22%2C%22identifier%22%3A%22Woodside-17%22%7D%5D”
What I am looking for is “woodside-17”
I have also tried these options
var value = $(‘view\_788-field\_522’).val();
var value = $(‘field\_522’).val();
var value = $(‘view\_788-field\_522 :selected’).text();
var value = document.getElementById(‘field\_552’).value;
All of these returned a null value.
any help on this would be great.
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### Author:  [@KnackPros](https://forums.knack.com/u/KnackPros)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/get-the-selected-item-within-a-dropdown-on-submit/11948/2 "2022-01-27T05:48:37Z")
Does this work for you?
```auto
$(document).on('knack-form-submit.view_788', function(event, view, record) {
var dropdownValue = record.field_552
console.log(dropdownValue)
})
```
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### Author:  [@Mikeacce](https://forums.knack.com/u/Mikeacce)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/get-the-selected-item-within-a-dropdown-on-submit/11948/3 "2022-01-28T03:38:49Z")
> [@KnackPros](#):
>
> ```auto
> function(event, view, record) {
> var dropdownValue = record.field_552
> console.log(dropdownValue)
> })
>
> ```
Yes… this worked… thank you…