# Text field visible/invisible based on dropdown value

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-visible-invisible-based-on-dropdown-value/52416>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79, ignition81\
**Created:** [October 27, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-visible-invisible-based-on-dropdown-value/52416 "2021-10-27T19:19:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![mjohnson0238](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-visible-invisible-based-on-dropdown-value/52416/1 "2021-10-27T19:19:24Z")

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I’m trying to make a text field visible/invisible when my dropdown selector is either 1 or 3.

{Root Container.Dropdown.selectedValue} = 1 || 3

I’m sure I’m missing something in the syntax can anyone help? Thanks

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-visible-invisible-based-on-dropdown-value/52416/2 "2021-10-27T19:20:47Z")

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> [@mjohnson0238](#):
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> {Root Container.Dropdown.selectedValue} = 1 || 3

Try `{Root Container.Dropdown.selectedValue} = 1 || {Root Container.Dropdown.selectedValue} = 3`.

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**Author:** ![mjohnson0238](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mjohnson0238](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mjohnson0238)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-visible-invisible-based-on-dropdown-value/52416/3 "2021-10-27T19:22:05Z")

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> [@Kevin.Herron](#):
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> {Root Container.Dropdown.selectedValue} = 1 || {Root Container.Dropdown.selectedValue} = 3

You know when i saw it i thought "DUH", thanks alot sir! works great