Set default value inside ngSelect

angularjs, angularjs-directive, angularjs-scope

Solution

Try this way

<select  ng-model="selectedlanguage" ng-change="option(this.selectedlanguage)"  ng-options="i.language for i in languages">
            </select>

//Js code

angular.module('navigation', [])
.controller('NavCtrl',['$scope','$translate', function($scope,$translate){

    $scope.option = function(type){
        console.log(type) //this display the i18n value of languages
        $translate.use(type);
    }

    $scope.languages = [
        { language: "English", i18n: "en_EN"},
        { language: "Swedish", i18n : "se_SE" }
    ];

    **$scope.selectedlanguage = $scope.languages[0];**
}])

Problem

I have a a ngSelect with some options in it. ``` <select data-ng-model="type" data-ng-change="option(type)"> <option data-ng-repeat="type in languages" value="{{type.i18n}}"> {{type.language}} </option> </select> ``` And a Controller ``` angular.module('navigation', []) .controller('NavCtrl',['$scope','$translate', function($scope,$translate){ $scope.option = function(type){ console.log(type) //this display the i18n value of languages $translate.use(type); } $scope.languages = [ { language: "English", i18n: "en_EN"}, { language: "Swedish", i18n : "se_SE" } ]; }]) ``` I want the ngSelect to have a default option, in my case: "English". I've tried to set it to: ``` $scope.type = $scope.languages[0].language; // English $scope.type = $scope.languages[0]; //The whole darn json object. ``` Help please?

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