How to get checkboxes to initialize based on model?

Question

I am writing my first non-tutorial angular.js web app. I am using two smart-tables and checklist-model. Here is the first one that uses a st-safe-src of all_types that is an array of json objects that look like this ...

[
  {
    "_id": "56417a9603aba26400fcdb6a",
    "type": "Beer",
    "__v": 0
  },
  {
    "_id": "56456140cb5c3e8f004f4c49",
    "type": "Skiing",
    "__v": 0
  },
  ...

Here is the html for the table I use to display this data:

  <table st-table="displayedCollection" st-safe-src="all_types" class="table table-striped">
      <thead>
          <tr>
              <th st-sort="type">Types</th>
          </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
          <tr ng-repeat="x in displayedCollection">
              <td><input type="checkbox" checklist-model="vendor.types" checklist-value="x.type">{{x.type}}</td>
          </tr>
          <tr><td>id ({{curid}}) {{vendor.types}}</td></tr>
      </tbody>
      <tfoot>
          <tr>
              <td colspan="5" class="text-center">
                  <div st-pagination="" st-items-by-page="itemsByPage" st-displayed-pages="7"></div>
              </td>
          </tr>
      </tfoot>
  </table>

This table looks like this when I load data into it. The checkboxes get checked to match the data from my model.

But when I try to do the same thing in a second smart table with more complete json objects that look like this ...

[
  {
    "_id": "569f047dd90a7874025b344e",
    "product_title": "Plugs",
    "product_img_001": "p001.jpg",
    "product_img_002": "p002.jpg",
    "product_vid_001": "bp.mov",
    "__v": 0,
    "product_sizes": [
      "Large",
      "Med.",
      "Small",
      "10.5"
    ],
    "product_types": [
      "Running Shoe"
    ]
  },
  {
    "_id": "569f3958b108a7d70201b89a",
    "product_title": "Back Scratcher",
    "product_img_001": "http://itchy.png",
    "product_img_002": "http://relief-at-last.png",
    "product_vid_001": "my-itch",
    "__v": 0,
    "product_sizes": [
      "Large"
    ],
    "product_types": [
      "Rocks"
    ]
  }
]

Here's the html I am using to display this data in a smart table:

  <table st-table="prodCollection" st-safe-src="all_products" class="table table-striped">
      <thead>
          <tr>
              <th st-sort="type">Products</th>
          </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
          <tr ng-repeat="x in prodCollection">
              <td><input type="checkbox" checklist-model="vendor.products" checklist-value="x">{{x.product_title}}</td>
          </tr>
          <tr><td>{{vendor.products}}</td></tr>
      </tbody>
      <tfoot>
          <tr>
              <td colspan="5" class="text-center">
                  <div st-pagination="" st-items-by-page="itemsByPage" st-displayed-pages="7"></div>
              </td>
          </tr>
      </tfoot>
  </table>

This table looks like this when I load data into it:

I had hoped that the checkbox would be checked, but they do not get checked. If make this change ...

<td><input type="checkbox" checklist-model="vendor.products" checklist-value="x.product_title">{{x.product_title}}</td>

... the correct checkboxes get checked but just the product's title will be posted. What do I need to do to get the checkboxs to display checked and be able to post the whole product data?

I have added a plunker example: http://plnkr.co/edit/aPCEBV5e9Pb5np9iaY2l

Answer 1

You can use as checklist-value the id instead of the Object as say section on doc Array of objects (pick id)

<input type="checkbox" checklist-model="vendor.products" checklist-value="x._id">

Or if you need use the Object as selected products (checklist-value="x") you need use checklist-comparator because in your plunker the selected array and full product list don't have the same references. The comparator must match the equal objects by _id. Try this

  <input type="checkbox" checklist-comparator="._id" checklist-model="vendor.products" checklist-value="prod" />