public function getVarSelect()
    {
        if ($this->_sVarSelect === null || $this->getLanguageId() != \OxidEsales\Eshop\Core\Registry::getLang()->getBaseLanguage()) {
            $oArticle = $this->getArticle();
            $sVarSelectValue = $oArticle->oxarticles__oxvarselect->value;
            $this->_sVarSelect = (!empty($sVarSelectValue) || $sVarSelectValue === '0') ? $sVarSelectValue : '';
        }

        return $this->_sVarSelect;
    }