AngularJS ng-options Directive Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The ng-options Directive in AngularJS is used to build and bind HTML elements with options to a model property. It is used to specify <options> in a <select> list. It is designed specifically to populate the items on a dropdown list. This directive implements an array, in order to fill the dropdown list. It is supported by the <select> element. Syntax: <element ng-options="expression"> Content ... </element> Parameter value: expression: It selects the particular portion of an array to fill the selected element.Example 1: This example implements the ng-options Directive to display the option element in AngularJS. HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>ng-options Directive</title> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.9/angular.min.js"> </script> </head> <body ng-app="app" style="text-align: center"> <h1 style="color:green"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <h3>ng-options Directive</h3> <div ng-controller="geek" ng-init="StudentId=1"> Sorting Algorithms: <select ng-model="Sorting" ng-options="sort.name as sort.name for sort in sorting"></select> <br><br><br> Selected sorting algorithm: <input type="text" ng-model="Sorting" /> </div> <script> var app = angular.module("app", []); app.controller('geek', ['$scope', function($scope) { $scope.sorting = [{ name: 'Merge sort', id: 1 }, { name: 'Quick sort', id: 2 }, { name: 'Bubble sort', id: 3 }]; }]); </script> </body> </html> Output: Example 2: This example implements the ng-options Directive to hide or display the element in AngularJS. HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>ng-options Directive</title> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.9/angular.min.js"> </script> </head> <body ng-app="app" style="text-align: center"> <h1 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h3>ng-options Directive</h3> <div ng-controller="geek" ng-init="Id=1"> Choose: <select ng-model="hide" ng-options="show.hide as show.name for show in HideShow"> </select> <br><br> <span ng-hide="hide"> Check to hide <input type="checkbox" ng-model="hide" /> </span> </div> <script> var app = angular.module("app", []); app.controller('geek', ['$scope', function($scope) { $scope.HideShow = [{ name: 'Hide', hide: true, }, { name: 'Show', hide: false }]; }]); </script> </body> </html> Output: Comment More info V Vishal Chaudhary 2 Follow Improve Article Tags : Web Technologies AngularJS AngularJS-Directives Explore AngularJS BasicsAngularJS Tutorial 5 min read Introduction to AngularJS 4 min read Angular CLI | Angular Project Setup 3 min read AngularJS Expressions 2 min read AngularJS Modules 3 min read AngularJS ng-model Directive 4 min read AngularJS Data Binding 4 min read AngularJS Controllers 3 min read AngularJS | Scope 2 min read AngularJS Services 4 min read AngularJS | AJAX - $http 3 min read AngularJS | Tables 2 min read AngularJS Select Boxes 2 min read AngularJS SQL 3 min read AngularJS HTML DOM 2 min read AngularJS Events 3 min read AngularJS | Forms 3 min read AngularJS Form Validation 3 min read AngularJS | API 2 min read AngularJS and W3.CSS 2 min read AngularJS Includes 3 min read AngularJS Animations 1 min read AngularJS | Application 3 min read AngularJS DirectivesAngularJS Directives 9 min read AngularJS ng-app Directive 1 min read AngularJS ng-bind Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-bind-html Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-bind-template Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-blur Directive 1 min read AngularJS ng-change Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-checked Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-class Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-class-even Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-class-odd Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-click Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-cloak Directive 2 min read AngularJS ng-controller Directive 2 min read AngularJS Directives Complete Reference 2 min read AngularJS FiltersAngularJS | Filters 7 min read AngularJS currency Filter 2 min read AngularJS | date Filter 2 min read AngularJS filter Filter 3 min read AngularJS json Filter 2 min read AngularJS limitTo Filter 2 min read AngularJS lowercase Filter 1 min read AngularJS number Filter 1 min read AngularJS orderBy Filter 4 min read AngularJs uppercase Filter 1 min read AngularJS Converting FunctionsAngularJS angular.lowercase() Function 2 min read AngularJS angular.uppercase() Function 1 min read AngularJS angular.forEach() Function 1 min read AngularJS Comparing FunctionsAngularJS angular.isArray() Function 2 min read AngularJS angular.isDate() Function 2 min read AngularJS angular.isDefined() Function 2 min read AngularJS angular.isElement() Function 2 min read AngularJS angular.isFunction() Function 2 min read AngularJS angular.isNumber() Function 2 min read AngularJS angular.isObject() Function 2 min read AngularJS | angular.isString() Function 1 min read AngularJS angular.isUndefined() Function 2 min read AngularJS angular.equals() Function 2 min read AngularJS angular.toJson() Function 2 min read AngularJS QuestionsHow to bundle an Angular app for production? 4 min read How to add many functions in one ng-click directive? 2 min read How to directly update a field by using ng-click in AngularJS ? 3 min read How to Add Dynamic Options for Multiple Selects Inside ng-repeat Directive ? 3 min read How to detect when an @Input() value changes in Angular? 3 min read How to open popup using Angular and Bootstrap ? 2 min read How to reload or re-render the entire page using AngularJS? 2 min read How to add input fields dynamically on button click in AngularJS ? 2 min read How to Create Button Dynamically with Click Event in Angular ? 2 min read How to use jQuery in Angular ? 2 min read AngularJS Examples 2 min read Like