The ng-init directive allows you to evaluate an expression in the current scope. This can be used to initialize model values.
Usage:
<div ng-init="test1 = someValue"></div> <div ng-init="test1 = (someValue |someFilter)"></div>
Example
Initialize date using ng-init and date filter.
<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller='MyCtrl'> <label>Date:</label> <input type="text" ng-model="dateVal" ng-init="dateVal=(Date() | date:'yyyy/MM/dd')"> <div/> <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.5.3/angular.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var module = angular.module("myApp", []); module.controller('MyCtrl', function($scope) { $scope.Date = function () {return new Date();} }); </script>