angular bootstrap typeahead set ng-model to the object not a single field

Question

I'm using the angular bootstrap typeahead directive. Is there a way to select the whole selected object to be set in my ng-model instead of the string when i utilize typeahead?

e.g.

mycontroller.js

var getStates = function() {
   // calls rest service that pulls in states.json from some angular factory
}
var StateCtrl = function ($scope) {
    $scope.states = getStates();

    $scope.submit = function () {
        // Should expect an Object and not the name of the state
        console.log($scope.states);
    }
}
angular.module('StateCtrl', []).controller(['$scope', StateCtrl]);

states.json

[
// i don't want just state.name i want everything
{name: Alabama, stateCode: 123, salesTax: .06}, 
{name: Arkansas, stateCode: 122, salesTax: .06},
{name: New York, stateCode: 120, salesTax: .10},
...
]

index.html

<input ng-model="selectedstate" uib-typeahead="state.name for state in states">
<!--- i want selectedState to be {{state}} and not {{state.name}} -->
<button ng-click="submit()">submit</button>

Answer 1

Replace uib-typeahead="state.name for state in states" with uib-typeahead="state as state.name for state in states". This should do the work for you. Here is a working plunker.