How can I populate a select dropdown list from a JSON feed with AngularJS?
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);
$.ajax({
url: '/Admin/GetTestAccounts',
data: { applicationId: 3 },
type: 'GET',
success: function (data) {
townViewModel.testAccounts(data);
}
});
});
</script>
Answer
The proper way to do it is using the ng-options directive. The HTML would look like this.
<select ng-model="selectedTestAccount"
ng-options="item.Id as item.Name for item in testAccounts">
<option value="">Select Account</option>
</select>
JavaScript:
angular.module('test', []).controller('DemoCtrl', function ($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>