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For Loops

A for loop is used for iterating over a sequence, like looping over items in an array, a list, or a dictionary.

Example

Loop through the items of a list:

{% for x in fruits %}
  <h1>{{ x }}</h1>
{% endfor %}
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Example

Loop through a list of dictionaries:

{% for x in cars %}
  <h1>{{ x.brand }}</h1>
  <p>{{ x.model }}</p>
  <p>{{ x.year }}</p>
{% endfor %} 
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Data From a Model

Data in a model is like a table with rows and columns.

The Members model we created earlier has five rows, and each row has three columns:

 id   firstname   lastname 
 1   Emil   Refsnes 
 2   Tobias   Refsnes 
 3   Linus   Refsnes 
 4   Lene   Refsnes 
 5   Stalikken   Refsnes 

When we fetch data from the model, it comes as a QuerySet object, with a similar format as the cars example above: a list with dictionaries:

<QuerySet [
  {
    'id': 1,
    'firstname': 'Emil',
    'lastname': 'Refsnes'
  },
  {
    'id': 2,
    'firstname': 'Tobias',
    'lastname': 'Refsnes'
  },
  {
    'id': 3,
    'firstname': 'Linus',
    'lastname': 'Refsnes'
  },
  {
    'id': 4,
    'firstname': 'Lene',
    'lastname': 'Refsnes'
  },
  {
    'id': 5,
    'firstname': 'Stalikken',
    'lastname': 'Refsnes'
  }
]> 

Example

Loop through items fetched from a database:

{% for x in members %}
  <h1>{{ x.id }}</h1>
  <p>
    {{ x.firstname }}
    {{ x.lastname }}
  </p>
{% endfor %} 
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Reversed

The reversed keyword is used when you want to do the loop in reversed order.

Example

{% for x in members reversed %}
  <h1>{{ x.id }}</h1>
  <p>
    {{ x.firstname }}
    {{ x.lastname }}
  </p>
{% endfor %}  
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Empty

The empty keyword can be used if you want to do something special if the object is empty.

Example

<ul>
  {% for x in emptytestobject %}
    <li>{{ x.firstname }}</li>
  {% empty %}
    <li>No members</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul> 
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The empty keyword can also be used if the object does not exist:

Example

<ul>
  {% for x in myobject %}
    <li>{{ x.firstname }}</li>
  {% empty %}
    <li>No members</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul> 
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Loop Variables

Django has some variables that are available for you inside a loop:

  • forloop.counter
  • forloop.counter0
  • forloop.first
  • forloop.last
  • forloop.parentloop
  • forloop.revcounter
  • forloop.revcounter0

forloop.counter

The current iteration, starting at 1.

Example

<ul>
  {% for x in fruits %}
    <li>{{ forloop.counter }}</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul> 
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forloop.counter0

The current iteration, starting at 0.

Example

<ul>
  {% for x in fruits %}
    <li>{{ forloop.counter0 }}</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul> 
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forloop.first

Allows you to test if the loop is on its first iteration.

Example

Draw a blue background for the first iteration of the loop:

<ul>
  {% for x in fruits %}
    <li
      {% if forloop.first %}
        style='background-color:lightblue;'
      {% endif %}
    >{{ x }}</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul> 
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forloop.last

Allows you to test if the loop is on its last iteration.

Example

Draw a blue background for the last iteration of the loop:

<ul>
  {% for x in fruits %}
    <li
      {% if forloop.last %}
        style='background-color:lightblue;'
      {% endif %}
    >{{ x }}</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul> 
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forloop.revcounter

The current iteration if you start at the end and count backwards, ending up at 1.

Example

<ul>
  {% for x in fruits %}
    <li>{{ forloop.revcounter }}</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul> 
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forloop.revcounter0

The current iteration if you start at the end and count backwards, ending up at 0.

Example

<ul>
  {% for x in fruits %}
    <li>{{ forloop.revcounter0 }}</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul> 
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