Text box inside dropdown

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hello everyone,

can you enlighten me if this is possible,
my colleague requested me to creata a dropdown list and if the user click the “others”,
it will show a text box besides the “others”

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if it is not possible i will just hide my text boxes until the user selected the “others” in the drop down list.

hope you guys can help me,
thank you!

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Hi @JomarieBancolo,

Yes, this is possible :blush:

You can create a Textbox component for the “Others” option and keep it hidden by default. Then use conditional visibility so the textbox only appears when the user selects “Others” from the dropdown list.

This is the simplest and recommended approach in UiPath Forms/Apps.

Example logic:

If Dropdown Value = "Others"→ Show TextboxElse→ Hide Textbox

So your idea of hiding the textbox until “Others” is selected is actually the correct way to implement it.

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what my colleague wants is, the text box is integrated in the dropdown.

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Hi @JomarieBancolo,

In UiPath Forms/Apps, the dropdown component itself cannot directly contain an editable textbox inside the same control like a combo box with inline typing.

So the usual workaround is:

  • Add "Others" as one of the dropdown options
  • Place a textbox beside or below the dropdown
  • Use conditional visibility to show the textbox only when "Others" is selected

Example:

Dropdown:- Option 1- Option 2- OthersCondition:If Dropdown = "Others"    Show TextboxElse    Hide Textbox

This is the standard and recommended implementation in UiPath Forms/Apps.
An integrated textbox inside the dropdown is not currently supported natively.