AngularJS - Set default value on select inside a ng-repeat [duplicate]

Answer 1

You should set the default value on the ng-model via controller instead of ng-init. From the docs

The only appropriate use of ngInit is for aliasing special properties of ngRepeat, as seen in the demo below. Besides this case, you should use controllers rather than ngInit to initialize values on a scope.

— AngularJS ng-init Directive API Reference - Overview

angular.module('app', [])
.controller('SelectController', function() {

    var selectCtrl = this;
  selectCtrl.values = ["Value 1", "Value 2", "Value 3"];
  selectCtrl.selectedValue = "Value 1";
})

 
  {{value}}