How to get an array value at index using Handlebars.js?

Question

Say I have JSON:

{
userinput: [
    {name: "brian", "value": "i like pies"},
    {name: "susan", "value": "memes are stupid"}
],
feedback: [
    {value: "i also like pies"},
    {value: "null"}
]
}

And I'm trying to draw a table like this:

name ..... | input ......   | feedback
-----------|----------------|-----------------
brian      | I like pies    | I also like pies
susan      | mems are stupid| null

And while I recognise that it would be better to have feedback as a value of "userinput", what I have is not done like that ...

I'm trying to get the index of feedback inside {{#each userinput}}`, e.g.

{{#each userinput}}
<td>{{name}}</td><td>{{value}}</td><td>{{../feedback[@index].value}}</td>
{{/each}}

But of course {{../feedback[@index].value}} does not work.

What is the best way (without changing the structure of the json) to grab the value of the matching index inside the feedback array?

Hey frumbert, I noticed you haven't selected an answer. Just wanted to point out that, while @Rubens Mariuzzo didn't work for me, [nickgraef 's answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/32640060/923817) did. — D.Tate, Nov 24 '15 at 18:59
@D.Tate at the time I was unable to upgrade handlebars since it used some javascript techniques that were too new for the javascript server side engine I was using; the version I had then didn't contain a lookup helper/method and did something like http://stackoverflow.com/a/18169209/1238884. — frumbert, Nov 25 '15 at 03:59

score 15 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 17 '15 at 21:12

15

This can be accomplished using the lookup helper:

The lookup helper allows for dynamic parameter resolution using Handlebars variables. This is useful for resolving values for array indexes.

So the template for your example would look like this:

{{#each userinput}}
    <td>{{name}}</td>
    <td>{{value}}</td>
    <td>
        {{#with (lookup ../feedback @index)}}
            {{value}}
        {{/with}}
    </td>
{{/each}}

answered Sep 17 '15 at 21:12

nickgraef

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This seems to be the best answer! Works nicely for me! Thanks @nickgraef. – Marc Oct 30 '15 at 13:25
This is the best answer. Works like a charm. – ChrisRich Feb 04 '16 at 03:25
../ path segment is not obvious, but important here if "feedback" is from outside scope. See: https://handlebarsjs.com/guide/expressions.html#path-expressions – Altair7852 Aug 12 '21 at 03:11

McGarnagle · Answer 2 · 2013-08-12T03:53:39.113

I guess you will have to write a block helper for this, as it seems @index can only be used as a stand-alone.

I modified the "list" example, to allow a template like this: "{{#list userinput feedback}}<td>{{name}}</td><td>{{value}}</td><td>{{@feedback.value}}</td>{{/list}}". The implementation is like this, accepting two parameters "input" and "feedback" (plus the standard "options").

Handlebars.registerHelper('list', function(input, feedback, options) {
  var out = "", data;

  // iterate over the input
  for (var i=0; i<input.length; i++) {
    if (options.data) {
      data = Handlebars.createFrame(options.data || {});

      // add "feedback" item to the current frame's data
      data.feedback = feedback[i];
    }

    out += "<tr>" + options.fn(input[i], { data: data }) + "</tr>";
  }

  return out;
});

Here's the Fiddle.

How to get an array value at index using Handlebars.js?

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