This correctly creates a select list
Here's an alternate method for initializing a drop down menu using AngularJS.
(working example on JS Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/galeroy/100ho18L/1/)
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.26/angular.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body ng-app="" ng-controller="myController">
<select
ng-model="carSelection"
ng-options = "x.make for x in cars">
</select>
<script>
function myController($scope) {
$scope.cars = [
{"make": "Nissan", "model": "Sentra"},
{"make": "Honda", "model": "Prelude"},
{"make": "Toyota", "model": "Prius"}
]
$scope.carSelection = $scope.cars[1]; // this line initializes the drop down menu
}
</script>
</body>
I achieved this using ng-model and ng-options.Basically your model and ng-options should be in sync.
When my model (projIndustry in this case) was initialized to some number then I had to use ind.ID in ng-options.(ID comparison).
When my model was initialized to object ,then I had to use ind(object) in ng-options.(Object comparison)
<select data-ng-options="ind.ID as ind.Display_Text for ind in arrIndustries"
data-ng-model="projIndustry" ng-change="onIndChange()" />
Here's what worked:
<select ng-init="team.captain=team.players[0]"
ng-model="team.captain"
ng-options="player.name for player in team.players"></select>
And what didn't work:
ng-init="team.captain='0'"
ng-init="team.captain='John'"
My guess is that Angular goes beyond simple comparison of values or labels. It probably compares object references.
As @camus already mentioned in a comment, you need to set the model to a valid "label" value (or reference), not an index value. This is a bit odd since you can see an index value being used in the HTML.
Angular sets the value attributes in the HTML as follows:
When an item is selected, Angular looks up the correct entry in the array/object based on the index or property name.
What about ng-selected, as seen in this jsfiddle:
<select ng-model="val">
<option ng-repeat="opt in options" ng-selected="$first">
{{ opt }}
</option>
</select>