I have code that populates then dropdownlist and the javascript variable that gets the last item in the list. Now all I want to do is select that last item as the default .W
You simply need to asign a value to congressFilter in your controller.
$scope.congressFilter = 'someVal';
It depends a little on how your data looks however.
It might help to new developers. need to add default id for display default item in option.
The below code sample we add [ $scope.country.stateid = "4" ] in controller $scope to set the default.
var aap = angular.module("myApp", []);
aap.controller("MyContl", function($scope) {
$scope.country = {};
$scope.country.stateid = "4";
$scope.country.states = [{
id: "1",
name: "UP"
}, {
id: "4",
name: "Delhi"
}];
});
<body ng-app="myApp">
<div ng-controller="MyContl">
<div>
<select ng-model="country.stateid" ng-options="st.id as st.name for st in country.states">
</select>
ID : {{country.stateid}}
</div>
</div>
</body>