# Ignition 8.0.16 - Perspective - onActionPerformed - read the new selected value on dropdown component

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-16-perspective-onactionperformed-read-the-new-selected-value-on-dropdown-component/38901>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80, perspective\
**Created:** [September 21, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-16-perspective-onactionperformed-read-the-new-selected-value-on-dropdown-component/38901 "2020-09-21T18:57:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-16-perspective-onactionperformed-read-the-new-selected-value-on-dropdown-component/38901/1 "2020-09-21T18:57:00Z")

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Perspective.  
For a dropdown component when the **action Performed** script event is triggered if we read **self.props.value** we don’t have the new selected value but the old value. Is there a way to obtain the new Value ?

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-16-perspective-onactionperformed-read-the-new-selected-value-on-dropdown-component/38901/2 "2020-09-21T19:27:09Z")

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In a change script on `props.value`, you can read `currentValue.value`.

The `actionPerformed` Event fires even on click events, so it’s not accurate if you’re expecting value changes.

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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-0-16-perspective-onactionperformed-read-the-new-selected-value-on-dropdown-component/38901/3 "2020-09-21T19:42:43Z")

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thanks a lot ! a change script is what I needed