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angularjs ng-repeat $compile JavaScript

I keep running into I need help solving I'm relatively new to this, so bear with me... I'm having trouble with the `$compile` service in AngularJS 1.8 when trying to update a DOM element created with `ng-repeat` after fetching data asynchronously. I have a service that retrieves a list of items and, while I can see the data in my controller, the view doesn't seem to reflect these changes properly. I've tried calling `$compile` after updating the scope variable, but it didn't work as expected. Here's a snippet of the relevant code: ```javascript angular.module('myApp', []).controller('MyController', function($scope, $http, $compile) { $scope.items = []; $http.get('/api/items').then(function(response) { $scope.items = response.data; var container = angular.element(document.getElementById('itemsContainer')); container.empty(); // Clear previous items container.append($compile('<div ng-repeat="item in items">{{item.name}}</div>')($scope)); }); }); ``` However, even after I call `$compile`, I still see an empty list when the data is fetched. I verified that the data is coming back correctly from the API. I also tried using `ng-if` on the `ng-repeat` to conditionally render items, but that didn't help either. The behavior message I see in the console is `TypeError: want to read properties of undefined (reading 'name')`. It seems like the `items` array might not be available at the time Angular is rendering, but it should be since I’m updating it in the promise resolution. What am I missing here? Should I handle the compilation differently, or is there a better way to ensure the view updates accordingly? This is part of a larger application I'm building. Any help would be greatly appreciated! For reference, this is a production web app. This is part of a larger web app I'm building. Thanks in advance!