To make default selection in autocomplete (material)

Question

I am using autocomplete component(i,e Display value autocomplete) for my project.Here is the stackblitz example

How can i set a any one list item as default ? like this

Answer 1

Use FormControl SetValue method to set Default Value

this.myControl.setValue( {name: 'Mary'});

Example:https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-8r153h

Answer 2

set Initial value of FormControl

myControl = new FormControl({name: 'Shelley'});