# Drop down on select event

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drop-down-on-select-event/75747>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [June 30, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drop-down-on-select-event/75747 "2023-06-30T01:02:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![mdemaris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mdemaris/32/54639_2.png) [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drop-down-on-select-event/75747/1 "2023-06-30T01:02:50Z")

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I'm looking at this drop down component, and the `onSelect` event doesn't seem to work as I thought it should, according to the name. It seems to fire the moment I click the drop down arrow, rather than on actually selecting an item in the list.

In MS Access, where I cut my teeth, there is an event that performs when you actually select an item from the list.

Am I missing something or would this be a feature request?

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**Author:** ![nideyijuyidong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@nideyijuyidong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nideyijuyidong)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drop-down-on-select-event/75747/2 "2023-06-30T01:41:09Z")

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**onActionPerformed** is your want.

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**Author:** ![mdemaris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mdemaris/32/54639_2.png) [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drop-down-on-select-event/75747/3 "2023-06-30T01:42:27Z")

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Doesn't that cover any action?

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**Author:** ![nideyijuyidong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@nideyijuyidong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nideyijuyidong)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drop-down-on-select-event/75747/4 "2023-06-30T01:53:24Z")

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What do you mean? **onActionPerformed** fires when you click the dropdown arrow item.

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**Author:** ![pascal.fragnoud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pascal.fragnoud/32/24728_2.png) [@pascal.fragnoud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal.fragnoud)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drop-down-on-select-event/75747/5 "2023-06-30T06:09:17Z")

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No, it's triggered by the 'intended' action of the component.  
selecting/deselecting checkboxes,  
activating a button,  
selecting an item in a dropdown's list...

`onSelect` triggers when you click the arrow because you're selecting the component.