angularjs select box set object value

Question

this is my angular

angular.module("myApp",[])
.controller("myCtrl",function($scope){
  $scope.projectObj = {"proId":"33","proName":"samal"}
  $scope.projectArr = [{"proName":"samal","proId":"33"},{"proName":"aaa","proId":"47"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"48"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"49"},{"proName":"sddd","proId":"50"},{"proName":"dddd","proId":"51"},{"proName":"ttt","proId":"52"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"53"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"54"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"55"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"56"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"57"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"58"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"59"},{"proName":"sdf","proId":"60"}]
})

this is my select box

<select ng-model="projectObj">
   <option value="{{item}}" ng-repeat="item in projectArr">{{item.proName}}</option>
</select>

$scope.projectObj is already assign with an object and it is already inside $scope.projectArr . what is want is when i load the html file $scope.projectObj proName should be pre-selected.how can i do this. this is my pluker

Answer 1

Repeating options isn't preferred way to show select dropdown. I'd suggest you to to use ng-options directive to get object binding on ng-model

<select  flex ng-model="projectObj" 
  ng-options="item as item.proName for item in projectArr">
</select> 

And then assign projectObj from projectArr .

$scope.projectObj  = $scope.projectArr[0];

Demo here

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Use md-select for Angular material like below and use ng-model-options="{trackBy: '$value.proId' for directly pre select object. Additionally you have to follow Dot Rule while defining ng-model

Markup

<md-input-container>
  <md-select ng-model="projectObj" placeholder="Select a state"
    ng-model-options="{trackBy: '$value.proId'}">
    <md-option ng-value="item" ng-repeat="item in projectArr">
      {{ item.proName }}
    </md-option>
  </md-select>
</md-input-container>

CodePen

Answer 2

You can use ng-selected. This will work.

<option value="{{item}}" ng-selected="item" ng-repeat="item in projectArr">{{item.proName}}</option>