Django reading index of each item returned

Question

I'm returning a list of items in a standard for loop in the template. Is is possible to get the index value of each item returned.

{% for entry in latest_entries %}
    <li class="list-item">
        <button class="button button-circle"><span class="list-index">1</span></button>
        <a class="SidebarLatestTitle" href="{{ entry.get_absolute_url }}">{{ entry.title }}</a>
    </li>
 {% endfor %}

I'd like for the hard-coded '1' in the button to return the correct number in the list. If 10 results are returned then (1-10). Does Django provide a way to access this number?

Answer 1

Sounds like you are asking about forloop.counter :

forloop.counter - The current iteration of the loop (1-indexed)

{% for entry in latest_entries %}
    <li class="list-item">
        <button class="button button-circle"><span class="list-index">{{ forloop.counter }}</span></button>
        <a class="SidebarLatestTitle" href="{{ entry.get_absolute_url }}">{{ entry.title }}</a>
    </li>
{% endfor %}

Answer 2

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/templates/builtins/#for

Using the magical forloop.counter or forloop.counter0