AngularJS - extra blank option added using ng-repeat in select tag

Question

I have a listbox that I am creating with a select, using AngularJS ng-repeat. The listbox is created correctly, and when I select one of the items and click my button, I ge

Answer 1

Any time you see in the select, it means that your ng-model is set to a value that isn't in the ng-options. So, if you don't want the blank option, you need to make sure item is set to a value in your itemlist. This could be as easy as having the following in your controller:

$scope.item = $scope.itemlist[0];

This will give it an inital value, and then angular will update it for you thereafter.