Default text in filter

[odiseo42]

Hi, I would like to set a default string search in my filter. My grid definition object has this option:
..
filterOptions: $scope.filterOptions
..
and later I define this object:
$scope.filterOptions = {
filterText: "Default",
filterColumn: "",
useExternalFilter: true
};

However this isn't working, and the grid is initialized without the query "Default". Can somebody point me in the right direction?

[ineedfat]

That's because you set "useExternalFilter" to true.

[odiseo42]

Not exactly, even with useExternalFilter set to false I still can't accomplish what I want. Take this plunkr for example:

http://plnkr.co/edit/5L1thk?p=preview

I want to filter, by default, all the rows containing "Moroni". I appreciate any ideas or workarounds.

[ineedfat]

That's because you use scope.filterOptions before declaring it. It will work as you expected if you move your declaration of scope.filterOptions before scope.gridOptions.

[jonricaurte]

you now just need to initialize like this:

$scope.filterOptions = {
filterText: "Default",
filterColumn: "",
useExternalFilter: false
};

Make sure use external filter is false