Is it possible to access the forloop.counter for the outermost for loop in the following template in Django:
{% for outerItem in outerItems %}
{% for item in items%}
<div>{{ forloop.counter }}. {{ item }}</div>
{% endfor %}
{% endfor %}
forloop.counter returns the innermost for loop's counter in the above example
You can use forloop.parentloop to get to the outer forloop, so in your case {{forloop.parentloop.counter}}.
you can also use with
Caches a complex variable under a simpler name. This is useful when accessing an “expensive” method (e.g., one that hits the database) multiple times.
{% for outerItem in outerItems %}
{% with forloop.counter as outer_counter %}
{% for item in items%}
<div>{{ outer_counter }}. {{ item }}</div>
{% endfor %}
{% endwith %}
{% endfor %}
if using high version of Django you could use
{% with outer_counter=forloop.counter %}
Note: With doesn't allow spaces before or after =
I've checked, Django 1.4.x - Django 1.9.x support the two methods.
this is more clear when have many for loops
In some cases the forloop.parentloop is not enough.
Check out django-templateaddons3 and its {% counter %} tag for a full-fledged solution.
