Set default value in select when the ng-model is null

Question

I\'m new to angular and i\'m trying to set a default state to select when my ng-model is null. Basically I want to set it to \'None\' if the model is empty. I tried the below co

Answer 1

H i ,

My thoughts are it is best to do this in the app rather than the template.

  if(typeof $scope.item.carType==="undefined") {
     $scope.item.carType="none";
  }

or simply setting the value

$scope.item.carType="none";

before it is updated with whatever you are using to set the value : -

$scope.item.carType="none";
$scope.item.carType=someasyncfunctionthatmighttakeawhileandthetemplateisrenderedbeforeitarrives();