for
Loop over each item in a sequence. For example, to display a list of users provided in a variable called users
:
<h1>Members</h1>
<ul>
{% for user in users %}
<li>{{ user.username|e }}</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
Note
A sequence can be either an array or an object implementing the Traversable
interface.
If you do need to iterate over a sequence of numbers, you can use the ..
operator:
{% for i in 0..10 %}
* {{ i }}
{% endfor %}
The above snippet of code would print all numbers from 0 to 10.
It can be also useful with letters:
{% for letter in 'a'..'z' %}
* {{ letter }}
{% endfor %}
The ..
operator can take any expression at both sides:
{% for letter in 'a'|upper..'z'|upper %}
* {{ letter }}
{% endfor %}
The loop variable
Inside of a for
loop block you can access some special variables:
Variable | Description |
---|---|
loop.index | The current iteration of the loop. (1 indexed) |
loop.index0 | The current iteration of the loop. (0 indexed) |
loop.revindex | The number of iterations from the end of the loop (1 indexed) |
loop.revindex0 | The number of iterations from the end of the loop (0 indexed) |
loop.first | True if first iteration |
loop.last | True if last iteration |
loop.length | The number of items in the sequence |
loop.parent | The parent context |
{% for user in users %}
{{ loop.index }} - {{ user.username }}
{% endfor %}
Note
The loop.length
, loop.revindex
, loop.revindex0
, and loop.last
variables are only available for PHP arrays, or objects that implement the Countable
interface. They are also not available when looping with a condition.
Adding a condition
Tip
As of Twig 2.10, use the filter filter instead, or an if
condition inside the for
body (if your condition depends on a variable updated inside the loop and you are not using the loop
variable).
Unlike in PHP, it’s not possible to break
or continue
in a loop. You can however filter the sequence during iteration which allows you to skip items. The following example skips all the users which are not active:
<ul>
{% for user in users if user.active %}
<li>{{ user.username|e }}</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
The advantage is that the special loop variable will count correctly thus not counting the users not iterated over. Keep in mind that properties like loop.last
will not be defined when using loop conditions.
Note
Using the loop
variable within the condition is not recommended as it will probably not be doing what you expect it to. For instance, adding a condition like loop.index > 4
won’t work as the index is only incremented when the condition is true (so the condition will never match).
The else Clause
If no iteration took place because the sequence was empty, you can render a replacement block by using else
:
<ul>
{% for user in users %}
<li>{{ user.username|e }}</li>
{% else %}
<li><em>no user found</em></li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
Iterating over Keys
By default, a loop iterates over the values of the sequence. You can iterate on keys by using the keys
filter:
<h1>Members</h1>
<ul>
{% for key in users|keys %}
<li>{{ key }}</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
Iterating over Keys and Values
You can also access both keys and values:
<h1>Members</h1>
<ul>
{% for key, user in users %}
<li>{{ key }}: {{ user.username|e }}</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
Iterating over a Subset
You might want to iterate over a subset of values. This can be achieved using the slice filter:
<h1>Top Ten Members</h1>
<ul>
{% for user in users|slice(0, 10) %}
<li>{{ user.username|e }}</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
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