Set default option in mat-select
No need to use ngModel
or Forms
In your html:
<mat-form-field> <mat-select [(value)]="selected" placeholder="Mode"> <mat-option value="domain">Domain</mat-option> <mat-option value="exact">Exact</mat-option> </mat-select></mat-form-field>
and in your component just set your public property selected
to the default:
selected = 'domain';
Try this
<mat-form-field> <mat-select [(ngModel)]="modeselect" [placeholder]="modeselect"> <mat-option value="domain">Domain</mat-option> <mat-option value="exact">Exact</mat-option> </mat-select></mat-form-field>
Component:
export class SelectValueBindingExample { public modeselect = 'Domain';}
Also, don't forget to import FormsModule
in your app.module
This issue vexed me for some time. I was using reactive forms and I fixed it using this method. PS. Using Angular 9 and Material 9.
In the "ngOnInit" lifecycle hook
1) Get the object you want to set as the default from your array or object literal
const countryDefault = this.countries.find(c => c.number === '826');
Here I am grabbing the United Kingdom object from my countries array.
2) Then set the formsbuilder object (the mat-select) with the default value.
this.addressForm.get('country').setValue(countryDefault.name);
3) Lastly...set the bound value property. In my case I want the name value.
<mat-select formControlName="country"> <mat-option *ngFor="let country of countries" [value]="country.name" > {{country.name}} </mat-option></mat-select>
Works like a charm. I hope it helps