Angular2 Reactive forms – Set default value for form fields with dropdown

Question

I know this is an old question, but if anyone looks for it, there is now a better way to set value in the whole form, with PatchValue:

this.myForm.patchValue({
   country: this.CountryResponse,
   name: 'Any Name'
});

this also allows partial, so you would still be able to do something like:

this.myForm.patchValue({ country: this.CountryResponse });

or you can set the value into a single control:

this.myForm.get('country').setValue(this.CountryResponse);