The following code shows how to select model with initial value in scope.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="myApp">
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.13/angular.js"></script>
<script>
var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
<!-- w w w . ja va 2 s. co m-->
app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.sourceList = [
{'id': '1', 'name': "A"},
{'id': '2', 'name': "B"},
{'id': '3', 'name': "C"}
];
$scope.selectedItemExact = $scope.sourceList[0];
});
</script>
</head>
<body ng-controller="MainCtrl">
<select ng-model="selectedItemExact"
ng-options="item.name for item in sourceList">
</select>
{{selectedItemExact}}
</body>
</html>
The code above is rendered as follows: