with ng-model and static options (true/false) Asked Jan 17 '17 at 10:00 Active Jan 17 '17 at 14:22 Viewed 2,057 times 0 I have a simple select element which I want to use to set a boolean value: # JS; somewhere inside the controller var vm = this; vm.isAdmin = false; return vm; # HTML <select ng-model="formCtrl.isAdmin"> <option ng-value="true">Yes</option> <option ng-value="false">No</option> </select> Unfortunately, when loading the site, nothing is selected. I know I could use ng-repeat, but I don't want to because it seems unpractical to me. UPDATE: While the possible duplicate has basically the same accepted answer (because it's the best way to achieve the desired behaviour), the question itself is different. I actually wanted to use hard-coded options, not ng-options/ng-repeat. javascript angularjs edited Jan 17 '17 at 14:22 asked Jan 17 '17 at 10:00 Possible duplicate of [how to use ng-option to set default value of select element](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17329495/how-to-use-ng-option-to-set-default-value-of-select-element) – Aravind Jan 17 '17 at 10:02 3 `` See [this jsfiddle](http://jsfiddle.net/s0peo48d/1/) – devqon Jan 17 '17 at 10:04

Answer 1

Why don't you use ng-options?

<select ng-model="form.isAdmin" ng-options="o.value as o.name for o in options"></select>

options array in your controller:

$scope.options = [
    { 'name': 'Yes', 'value': true }, 
    { 'name': 'No', 'value': false }
];

Demo on JSFiddle

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var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []);
myApp.controller('MyCtrl', [function() {
  var vm = this;
  vm.isAdmin = false;

  vm.adminOptions = [{
    val: true,
    name: 'Yes'
  }, {
    val: false,
    name: 'No'
  }];
}]);

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.23/angular.min.js"></script>

<div ng-app="myApp">
  <div ng-controller="MyCtrl as form">
    <select ng-model="form.isAdmin" ng-options="opt.val as opt.name for opt in form.adminOptions">
    </select>
    {{form.isAdmin}}
  </div>
</div>

Answer 2

You need to basically use the following syntax for your option tag (use ng-selected):

<select ng-model="formCtrl.isAdmin">
    <option ng-value="true" ng-selected="formCtrl.isAdmin">Yes</option>
    <option ng-value="false" ng-selected="!formCtrl.isAdmin">No</option>
</select>

Answer 3

Use ng-options:

<select ng-model="form.isAdmin" 
        ng-options="opt.val as opt.name for opt in [{val:true,name:'Yes'},{val:false,name:'No'}]">
</select>

See this jsfiddle