select element sends html option value not ng-model ng-options value

[rockrep]

When using a select element like

select[name='category_id' ng-model='category' ng-options='c.id as c.name for c in categories']

where e.g. categories is

[{id: 12, name: 'fred'}, {id: 65, name: 'wilma'}]

The form when submitted with 'fred' selected, will submit '0' for category_id (the html option value) and not '12' the actual id of the fred category.

When posting the same form using $http.post(url, $scope.category), the category_id param will match the c.id, in this case 12.

[rockrep]

FWIW, I can work around this using upload-options-convert-hidden, but it would be nice to handle selects without having to resort to that

[twilson63]

@rockrep, I am open to suggestions on how to resolve?

I wonder if we shouldn't just convert the component to XHR2 at this point, which should resolve this issue. Other Thoughts?

[rockrep]

@twilson63, I agree, moving to XHR2 would make sense, at least for my use case. Are there concerns about non-HTML5 compatible browsers and using your module if converted to XHR2?

In the interim, maybe updating the readme for this workaround might be useful. I submitted a PR for this #98 if that's helpful