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Iterating through Data in Templates
The {% for %} tag allows you to loop over items in a collection, with an optional {% empty %} block that executes if the list is empty.
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<ul>{% for item in item_list %}<li>{{ item.name }}</li>{% empty %}<li>No items available.</li>{% endfor %}</ul>
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Breakdown
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{% for item in item_list %}
Starts a loop that iterates through each element in the 'item_list' variable.
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{{ item.name }}
Renders the name attribute of the current item in the iteration.
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{% empty %}
Provides fallback content if the list is empty or undefined.
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{% endfor %}
Ends the loop block.