WebSQL data into AngularJs DropDown - angularjs

Question

I have very simple question about getting data from WebSql
I have DropDown i.e
<select id="selectCatagoryFood" data-role="listview" data-native-menu="true"
ng-init="foodCatagory = foodCatagories.cast[0]"
ng-options="foodCatagory as foodCatagory.text for foodCatagory in foodCatagories.cast"
ng-model="foodCatagory"
ng-change="changeFoodCatagory()">
</select>
now i want to add data init from webSQL. I already get Data from webSql but i am confuse that how to add that data into DropDown
An example or hints maybe very helpful for me.
Update 1 :: Add Controller Code
myApp.controller('foodSelection',function($scope,foodCatagories){
$scope.foodCatagories = foodCatagories;
$scope.changeFoodCatagory = function(){
alert($scope.foodCatagory.value);
}
});
Update 2 webSQL and JayData
_context.onReady({
success: showData,
error: function (error){
console.log(error);
}
});
function showData(){
var option = '';
_context.FoodGroup.forEach(function(FG)
{
option += '<option value="'+FG.FoodGroupID+'">'+FG.Description+'</option>';
}).then(function(){
console.log(option);
});
}
Update 3
var myApp = angular.module('myApp',[]);
myApp.factory('foodCatagories',function(){
var foodCatagories = {};
foodCatagories.cast = [
{
value: "000",
text: "Select Any"
}
];
return foodCatagories;
});
Update 4
One thing that i didn't mention is that I am using JayData for getting data from webSQL to my App

Answer 1

I will try to explain how it works:
EDIT: Live demo
html
Here is your stripped down select.
<select ng-options="item as item.text for item in foodCategories"
ng-model="foodCategory"
ng-required="true"
ng-change="changeFoodCategory()">
</select>
The directive ng-options will fill automatically the option elements in your select. It will take the foodCategories variable from the $scope of your controller and foreach item in the collection, it will use the text property as the label shown (<option>{{item.text}}</option>') and it will select the whole objectitemas the value of the selectedoption. You could also refer to a property as the value like ({{item.text}}). Then yourng-modelwould be set to theid` value of the selected option.
The directive ng-model corresponds to the variable in the $scope of your controller that will hold the value of the selected option.
The directive ng-required allows you to check if a value has been selected. If you are using a form, you can check if the field is valid formName.ngModelName.$valid. See the docs for more details on form validation.
The directive ng-change allows you to execute a function whenever the selected option changes. You may want to pass the ng-model variable to this function as a parameter or call the variable through the $scope inside the controller.
If no default value is set, angular will add an empty option which will be removed when an option is selected.
You did use the ng-init directive to select the first option, but know that you could set the ng-model variable in your controller to the default value you would like or none.
js
Here I tried to simulate your database service by returning a promise in the case that you are doing an async request. I used the $q service to create a promise and $timeout to fake a call to the database.
myApp.factory('DbFoodCategories', function($q, $timeout) {
var foodCategories = [
{ id: 1, text: "Veggies", value: 100 },
{ id: 2, text: "Fruits", value: 50 },
{ id: 3, text: "Pasta", value: 200 },
{ id: 4, text: "Cereals", value: 250 },
{ id: 5, text: "Milk", value: 150 }
];
return {
get: function() {
var deferred = $q.defer();
// Your call to the database in place of the $timeout
$timeout(function() {
var chance = Math.random() > 0.25;
if (chance) {
// if the call is successfull, return data to controller
deferred.resolve(foodCategories);
}
else {
// if the call failed, return an error message
deferred.reject("Error");
}
}, 500);
/* // your code
_context.onReady({
success: function() {
deferred.resolve(_contect.FoodGroup);
},
error: function (error){
deferred.reject("Error");
}
});
*/
// return a promise that we will send a result soon back to the controller, but not now
return deferred.promise;
},
insert: function(item) {
/* ... */
},
update: function(item) {
/* ... */
},
remove: function(item) {
/* ... */
}
};
});
In your controller you set the variables that will be used in your view. So you can call your DbFoodCategories service to load the data into $scope.foodCategories, and set a default value in $scope.foodCategory that will be used to set the selected option.
myApp.controller('FoodSelection',function($scope, DbFoodCategories){
DbFoodCategories.get().then(
// the callback if the request was successfull
function (response) {
$scope.foodCategories = response; //response is the data we sent from the service
},
// the callback if an error occured
function (response) {
// response is the error message we set in the service
// do something like display the message
}
);
// $scope.foodCategory = defaultValue;
$scope.changeFoodCategory = function() {
alert($scope.foodCatagory.value);
}
});
I hope that this helped you understand more in detail what is happening!

Answer 2

See this example and how use $apply to update the data in scope.

Answer 3

in the new version we released a new module to support AngularJS. We've started to document how to use it, you can find the first blogpost here
With this you should be able to create your dropdown easily, no need to create the options manually. Something like this should do the trick:
myApp.controller('foodSelection',function($scope, $data) {
$scope.foodCatagories = [];
...
_context.onReady()
.then(function() {
$scope.foodCatagories = _context.FoodGroup.toLiveArray();
});
});
provided that FoodGroup has the right fields, of course