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HTML

<div data-ng-app="example">
    <div data-ng-controller="orderByController">
        <select data-ng-model="item" data-ng-options="item for item in items | orderBy:orderByValue"></select>
    </div>
</div>

JavaScript

var module = angular.module("example", []);

module.controller("orderByController", function ($scope) {
    $scope.orderByValue = function (value) {
        return value;
    };
    
    $scope.items = ["c", "b", "a"];
    $scope.item = "b";
});