# Problems with dropdown menu used as data for filters

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/problems-with-dropdown-menu-used-as-data-for-filters/30425>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [August 5, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/problems-with-dropdown-menu-used-as-data-for-filters/30425 "2022-08-05T14:55:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![emanuele1964](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@emanuele1964](https://forum.adalo.com/u/emanuele1964)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/problems-with-dropdown-menu-used-as-data-for-filters/30425/1 "2022-08-05T14:55:20Z")

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If I use a dropdown menu to select a value that I need as a filter, if I don’t select anything the filter should be ignored and return all the records, instead it returns nothing, or rather, it keeps spinning the hourglass indefinitely. What value does a dropdown menu with no selection return?

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**Author:** ![Victor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/victor/32/2054_2.png) [@Victor](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Victor)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/problems-with-dropdown-menu-used-as-data-for-filters/30425/2 "2022-08-06T10:44:15Z")

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Hi @emanuele1964,

Interesting - several months ago there was a change, when the item is _not_ selected - this means that the filter isn’t applied, so all items should be displayed.  
Just checked - works in my apps perfectly. I use dropdown to select a value for a filter, and use “contains” condition for a filter on a list.

Could you share how did you set up your app?

Just in case - there is a workaround with 2 lists based on visibility conditions, but first it’ll be interesting to understand what’s going on in your case.

Best,  
Victor.

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**Author:** ![Rozza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/rozza/32/22780_2.png) [@Rozza](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Rozza)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/problems-with-dropdown-menu-used-as-data-for-filters/30425/3 "2022-08-06T10:48:24Z")

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I think I had this with dates, needed to prefill empty date fields in the database to overcome.  
Similar trouble with true/false fields, they were always getting imported in CSV in the inverse.

So do a couple tests by changing the raw data too.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/problems-with-dropdown-menu-used-as-data-for-filters/30425/4 "2022-08-16T10:49:23Z")

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