def _value__get(self):
        """
        Get/set the value of this select (the selected option).

        If this is a multi-select, this is a set-like object that
        represents all the selected options.
        """
        if self.multiple:
            return MultipleSelectOptions(self)
        for el in _options_xpath(self):
            if el.get('selected') is not None:
                value = el.get('value')
                if value is None:
                    value = el.text or ''
                if value:
                    value = value.strip()
                return value
        return None