AngularJS: How to set default value to ng-model="searchText"?

Question

I am unable to set a default value to ng-model="searchText". Here is the code I am using
<input ng-model="searchText" value="can you see me" />

Can anyone help me with this?

Answer 1

1st Solution: is to simply init the searchText in the controller.

App.controller('mainController',['$scope', function($scope) {
   $scope.searchText  = "can you see me";
}]);

2nd Solution: is to use ng-init insteat of value

<input ng-model="searchText" ng-init="searchText ='can you see me'"></input>

Answer 2

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.23/angular.min.js"></script>
<div ng-app="">
<div >
  <input ng-model="searchText" type="text" ng-init="searchText='your text'"/>
</div>  
  </div>  

you can use ng-init

Answer 3

Try this following code:

     <input ng-model="searchText" ></input>

In your controller

    $scope.searchText = "your default value";

Edit : If you don't want to initialize the default value in controller just do

      <input value="your default value" ></input>