angularjs save rendered values in html in a variable - html

Question

I hope someone can help me with this, It's a strange question maybe as I didn't find an answer online.
I call the database and retrieve a list (in json) of items.
Then in angularjs,I render this list by extracting relevant pieces of data(name,age,etc) and show it properly in a table as a list of rows.
I have then an edit button that takes me to another page where I want to put a dropdown list.
What I want to know if is possible to add to that dropdown list the rendered list I previously created in my previous page.
is it possible to save the previously rendered list in a variable and then use that variable in the dropdown?
thank you

Answer 1

You could store the list within a controller and make this data availablte to this dropdown, I think.

Answer 2

Instead of trying to query for the list, add the list to the template, get the list from the template and render somewhere else, I'd suggest query for the list, save the list in a service , and then when you want to use that list again, get it from the service. Something like:
service:
var services = angular.module('services');
services.factory('getListService',['$http',function($http){
var getListOfStuff = function(){
//call to database
return //your json
};
var extractNameAgeEtc = function(){
var myListOfStuff = //get list of stuff from $http or database
var myListOfNameAgeEtc = //make a list of tuples or {name,age,etc} objects
return myListOfNameAgeEtc;
};
return {
extractNameAgeEtc : extractNameAgeEtc
};
}]);
controllers:
angular.module('controllers',['services']);
var controllersModule = angular.module('controllers');
controllersModule.controller('tableRenderController',['getListService','$scope',function(getListService,$scope){
//use this with your table rendering template, probably with ng-repeat
$scope.MyTableValue = getListService.extractNameAgeEtc();
}]);
controllersModule.controller('dropdownRenderController',['getListService','$scope',function(getListService,$scope){
//use this with your dropdown rendering template, probably with ng-repeat
$scope.MyDropDownValue = getListService.extractNameAgeEtc();
}]);