# Verify selected value

This is a pre-built action available under the **Captured Dropdown Element** from the **Desktop Application**. The functionality of this action in Avo Assure is to verify the user provided input value with the selected value from the dropdown, and save the result in dynamic variable.

### Syntax

**Input Value:** `<value>`&#x20;

| Argument                         | Description                                                           |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>\<Value></p><p>(Required)</p> | Specify the value to be verified against the selected dropdown value. |

**Output Value:**&#x20;

| Argument                                                    | Description                                                                    |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| \<Dynamic Variable>(Optional);\<Dynamic Variable>(Optional) | This dynamic variable holds the status of the action as **True** or **False.** |

**Example**

**Verifies whether the specified value is selected from the dropdown**

The **Verify Selected Value** action takes the value from the **Input Value** column (e.g., **Last Month**) and checks if the given value is currently selected in the dropdown. The result of the verification is stored in the **{Verify Selected}** variable as **True** ( if the specified value is selected successfully ) or **False** ( if verification fails )

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