Question

What is the best way to get row_num in django ? Can we use a variable as counter in django template tags ?

{% for o in objects %}
<tr>
  <td>{{ row_num }}</td>
  <td>{{ o.first_name }}</td>
  <td>{{ o.last_name }}</td>
</tr>
{% endfor %}

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You can use the forloop template tag :

• forloop.counter -> The current iteration of the loop (1-indexed)
• forloop.counter0 -> The current iteration of the loop (0-indexed)
• forloop.revcounter -> The number of iterations from the end of the loop (1-indexed)
• forloop.revcounter0 -> The number of iterations from the end of the loop (0-indexed)
• forloop.first -> True if this is the first time through the loop
• forloop.last -> True if this is the last time through the loop
• forloop.parentloop -> For nested loops, this is the loop “above” the current one