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Command _foreach
Attribute

index, a string, defaults to 'index'

[optional] the name assigned to the counter variable.

Attribute

element, a pointer(s)

[required] the name of the element to be processed.

Description

Every element which falls within the scope of the 'element' parameter is passed, in turn, to the contents of the <_foreach /> tag. As the contents of the <_foreach /> tag are then processed. References to data are made relative to the element currently being processed, with the exception of the data root. An element which is passed to a <_foreach /> tag is treated as a data side element, even if the element itself is defined as a template side element.As in a <_for /> loop, <_break /> can be used to finish the loop at the end of the current iteration.

Examples of use

                                
                        

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