How can I populate a select dropdown list from a JSON feed with AngularJS?

angularjs, drop-down-menu, javascript

Solution

The proper way to do it is using the `ng-options` directive. The HTML would look like this.

<select ng-model="selectedTestAccount" 
        ng-options="item.Id as item.Name for item in testAccounts">
    <option value="">Select Account</option>
</select>

JavaScript:

angular.module('test', []).controller('DemoCtrl', function ($scope, $http) {
    $scope.selectedTestAccount = null;
    $scope.testAccounts = [];

    $http({
            method: 'GET',
            url: '/Admin/GetTestAccounts',
            data: { applicationId: 3 }
        }).success(function (result) {
        $scope.testAccounts = result;
    });
});

You'll also need to ensure angular is run on your html and that your module is loaded.

<html ng-app="test">
    <body ng-controller="DemoCtrl">
    ....
    </body>
</html>

Problem

I have been looking hard for examples but could not find anything at all. The only thing I know is that I could use the http module to get my data. Here is what I am currently doing, but it's coded with Knockout. Can someone give me some advice on how I could recode this feature using AngularJS? HTML ``` <select id="testAccounts" data-bind="options: testAccounts, optionsValue: 'Id', optionsText: 'Name', optionsCaption: 'Select Account', value: selectedTestAccount"> </select> ``` Javascript ``` <script type='text/javascript'> $(document).ready(function () { var townSelect = function () { var self = this; self.selectedTestAccount = ko.observable(); self.testAccounts = ko.observableArray(); var townViewModel = new townSelect(); ko.applyBindings(townViewModel); $.ajax({ url: '/Admin/GetTestAccounts', data: { applicationId: 3 }, type: 'GET', success: function (data) { townViewModel.testAccounts(data); } }); }); </script> ```

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