docs: function (str) {
  
              var dataModel = this._dataModel, options = dataModel.listContent, selectedValues;
  
              // retrieve selection from string
              selectedValues = this._parseInputString(options, str);
  
              if (!ariaUtilsJson.equals(selectedValues, dataModel.value)) {
  
                  ariaUtilsJson.setValue(dataModel, 'value', selectedValues);
                  ariaUtilsJson.setValue(dataModel, 'text', this._getDisplayValue(selectedValues));
                  ariaUtilsJson.setValue(dataModel, 'selectedValues', selectedValues);
              }
  
              var report = new ariaWidgetsControllersReportsDropDownControllerReport();
  
              report.text = dataModel.text;
              report.value = this._getValue(dataModel.text, dataModel.value);
  
              return report;
          }