Set default option in mat-select

Question

I have a simple select option form field in my Angular material project:

component.html

Answer 1

Try this

<mat-form-field>
    <mat-select [(ngModel)]="modeselect" [placeholder]="modeselect">
        <mat-option value="domain">Domain</mat-option>
        <mat-option value="exact">Exact</mat-option>
    </mat-select>
</mat-form-field>

Component:

export class SelectValueBindingExample {
    public modeselect = 'Domain';
}

Live demo

Also, don't forget to import FormsModule in your app.module

Answer 2

Using Form Model (Reactive Forms)

--- Html code--
<form [formGroup]="patientCategory">
<mat-form-field class="full-width">
    <mat-select placeholder="Category" formControlName="patientCategory">
        <mat-option>--</mat-option>
        <mat-option *ngFor="let category of patientCategories" [value]="category">
            {{category.name}} 
        </mat-option>
    </mat-select>
</mat-form-field>

----ts code ---

ngOnInit() {

        this.patientCategory = this.fb.group({
            patientCategory: [null, Validators.required]
        });

      const toSelect = "Your Default Value";
      this.patientCategory.get('patientCategory').setValue(toSelect);
    }

With out form Model

--- html code --
<mat-form-field>
  <mat-label>Select an option</mat-label>
  <mat-select [(value)]="selected">
    <mat-option>None</mat-option>
    <mat-option value="option1">Option 1</mat-option>
    <mat-option value="option2">Option 2</mat-option>
    <mat-option value="option3">Option 3</mat-option>
  </mat-select>
</mat-form-field>

---- ts code -- selected = 'option1'; Here take care about type of the value assigning

Answer 3

This issue vexed me for some time. I was using reactive forms and I fixed it using this method. PS. Using Angular 9 and Material 9.

In the "ngOnInit" lifecycle hook

1) Get the object you want to set as the default from your array or object literal

const countryDefault = this.countries.find(c => c.number === '826');

Here I am grabbing the United Kingdom object from my countries array.

2) Then set the formsbuilder object (the mat-select) with the default value.

this.addressForm.get('country').setValue(countryDefault.name);

3) Lastly...set the bound value property. In my case I want the name value.

<mat-select formControlName="country">
   <mat-option *ngFor="let country of countries" [value]="country.name" >
          {{country.name}}

  </mat-option>
</mat-select>

Works like a charm. I hope it helps

Answer 4

On your typescript file, just assign this domain on modeSelect on Your ngOnInit() method like below:



 ngOnInit() {
        this.modeSelect = "domain";
      }

And on your html, use your select list.

<mat-form-field>
        <mat-select  [(value)]="modeSelect" placeholder="Mode">
          <mat-option value="domain">Domain</mat-option>
          <mat-option value="exact">Exact</mat-option>
        </mat-select>
      </mat-form-field>

Answer 5

Normally you are going to do this in your template with FormGroup, Reactive Forms, etc...

    this.myForm = this.fb.group({
      title: ['', Validators.required],
      description: ['', Validators.required],
      isPublished: ['false',Validators.required]
    });

Answer 6

Try this:

<mat-select [(ngModel)]="defaultValue">
export class AppComponent {
  defaultValue = 'domain';
}