function ctrl($scope) {
$scope.options = [{
name: "A",
options: ["A1", "A2"]
},
{
name: "B",
options: ["B1", "B2"]
},
];
$scope.parseSelection = function() {
const selected = {};
// Loop over the selected options and check from which group they came
$scope.rawSelected.forEach((value) => {
$scope.options.forEach(({ name, options }) => {
if (options.includes(value)) {
// The option comes from the current group
if (!selected[name]) {
selected[name] = [];
}
selected[name].push(value);
}
});
});
$scope.selected = selected;
};
}
angular.module("app", [])
.controller("ctrl", ctrl)
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular.js/1.7.5/angular.js"></script>
<div ng-app="app" ng-controller="ctrl">
<select multiple ng-model="rawSelected" ng-change="parseSelection()">
<optgroup ng-repeat="group in options" label="group.name">
<option ng-repeat="option in group.options">{{option}}</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
{{rawSelected}} - {{selected}}
</div>