freemarker template for loop statement

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mbrc picture mbrc · Mar 17, 2013 · Viewed 29.5k times · Source

I want to create for statement in freemarker template. I am reading howto http://freemarker.sourceforge.net/ but there is just list. How can i create for statement or foreach.

parameter.put("size", size);

I want to create in freemarker template for statement like

for (int number = 1; number <= size; number++) {

Answer

Laabidi Raissi picture Laabidi Raissi · Mar 17, 2013

From the Freemarker manual you can do: 

<#assign x=3>
<#list 1..x as i>
  ${i}
</#list>

Edit: Beware, if x is 0 (or less), it will count backwards. So you mostly want 1 ..< x, which excludes x (this requires FreeMarker 2.3.22).

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