Select options
HTML
<div ng-controller="Ctrl">
<select ng-model="ddlViewBy" ng-options="item as item.text for item in items">
</select>
<p>Text: {{ddlViewBy.text}}</p>
<p>Value: {{ddlViewBy.value}}</p>
<div>
JavaScript
var app = angular.module('app', []);
function Ctrl($scope) {
$scope.items = [{
value: 'item_1_id',
text: 'Item 1'
}, {
value: 'item_2_id',
text: 'Item 2'
}];
}