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first helper

Tom Santiago
Updated

This data variable returns true for the first element of an array or an object. When iterating through values in an array, the output always starts with 0.

Template

Context

Output

 
{{#each @root.child}}
{{#if @first}}
{{@key}}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
 
{
  "title": "My New Post",
  "body": "This is my first post!",
  "array": [1,2,3,4],
  "message": "This is the message.",
  "child": {
    "childTitle": "Child Title",
    "childBody": "Child Body"
  }
}
 
childTitle
 
{{#each array}}
{{#if @first}}
{{@key}}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
 
{
  "title": "My New Post",
  "body": "This is my first post!",
  "array": [1,2,3,4],
  "message": "This is the message.",
  "child": {
    "childTitle": "Child Title",
    "childBody": "Child Body"
  }
}
 
0
 
{{#each array}}
{{#if @first}}
{{@key}}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
 
{
  "title": "My New Post",
  "body": "This is my first post!",
  "array": ["apple","orange","pear","banana"],
  "message": "This is the message.",
  "child": {
    "childTitle": "Child Title",
    "childBody": "Child Body"
  }
}
 
0