AngularJS - how to get an ngRepeat filtered result reference

Question

I am using an ng-repeat directive with filter like so:

ng-repeat="item in items | orderBy:'order_prop' | filter:query | limitTo:4"

and I can see the rendered results fine; now I want to run some logic on that result in my controller. The question is how can I grab the result items reference?

Update:

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Just to clarify: I'm trying to create an auto complete, I have this input:

<input id="queryInput" ng-model="query" type="text" size="30" placeholder="Enter query">

and then the filtered results:

<ul>
   <li  ng-repeat="item in items | orderBy:'order_prop' | filter:query | limitTo:4">{{item.name}}</li>
</ul>

now I want to navigate the result and select one of the items.

Answer 1

UPDATE: Here's an easier way than what was there before.

 <input ng-model="query">
 <div ng-repeat="item in (filteredItems = (items | orderBy:'order_prop' | filter:query | limitTo:4))">
   {{item}}
 </div>

Then $scope.filteredItems is accessible.