livewire - set default option on a select field - laravel

Question

I have a select element like this:
<select wire:model="state" >
<option value="">Choose a State:</option>
#foreach($state_list as $abbr=>$state)
<option >{{$state}}</option>
#endforeach
</select>
I'd like to have a default state that shows to the user. I've tried setting the $state property directly, and through the mount() method, and by using the SELECT attribute in the option.
As someone pointed out, I didn't have a value field. Additionally, in the actual code, this was a key on a property, so the field was actually name="bank[state]", so I had to add the state property in mount(), like this:
public function mount() {
$us_state_properties = ['address', 'bank'];
foreach($us_state_properties as $add) {
$this->{$add.".state"} = "Florida";
}
foreach($this->multi_us_state_properties as $add) {
$this->{$add.".0.state"} = "Florida";
}
}
And some fields were dynamically added within the form, as you can see in the second foreach loop.

Answer 1

I think it is because you forget the value in
<option value="{{$state}}">{{$state}}</option>
<select wire:model="state" >
<option value="">Choose a State:</option>
#foreach($state_list as $abbr=>$state)
<option value="{{$state}}">{{$state}}</option> <!-- this -->
<!-- <option value="{{$abbr}}">{{$state}}</option> --> <!-- or this ? -->
#endforeach
</select>
try to force test it
class FormSelectOption extends Component
{
public $state = 'FL';
...
}
Reference: https://laravel-livewire.com/screencasts/form-selects