key-value pairs in ng-options
JavascriptAngularjsSelectNg OptionsJavascript Problem Overview
I need to use an associative array as data source for my select
options using AngularJS.
Is it possible to use an array like this?
{
"key1": "val1",
"key2": "val2",
"key3": "val3",
...
}
and get something like this:
<select>
<option value="key1">val1</option>
<option value="key2">val2</option>
<option value="key3">val3</option>
...
</select>
I read docs, but I can't understand how to achieve this.
Javascript Solutions
Solution 1 - Javascript
###use ng-option
:
<select ng-model="blah" ng-options="key as value for (key , value) in data"></select>
###or use ng-repeat
:
<select>
<option ng-repeat="(key, value) in data" value="{{key}}">{{value}}</option>
</select>
###data in controller:
$scope.data = {
"key1": "val1",
"key2": "val2",
"key3": "val3",
...
};
Solution 2 - Javascript
The following article discusses the variety of ways that you can use ngOptions (by far the clearest, most thorough explanation I've ever seen): http://www.undefinednull.com/2014/08/11/a-brief-walk-through-of-the-ng-options-in-angularjs/
Solution 3 - Javascript
Answer by Chen-Tsu Lin actually gives both ways of accessing objects. Just want to add few more lines -
Because the ng-repeat
directive repeats a block of HTML code for each item in an array, it can be used to create options in a dropdown list, but the ng-options
directive was made especially for filling a dropdown list with options and has at least one important advantage:
> Dropdowns made with ng-options
allows the selected value to be an
> object, while dropdowns made from ng-repeat
has to be a string.
Adding an example for the reference:
ng-repeat
: http://www.w3schools.com/angular/tryit.asp?filename=try_ng_select_repeat_selected
ng-options
: http://www.w3schools.com/angular/tryit.asp?filename=try_ng_select_object
For complete reference, head onto http://www.w3schools.com/angular/angular_select.asp