Iterating through a list or a table in a DOCX template

By using for statements inside embedded tags, you can iterate through arrays of data to populate ordered and unordered lists and tables in your DOCX template.

For the examples that we will describe here, we will use the following merge parameters, which represent an array of names:

"merge_parameters": {"names": [{"first": "John", "last": "Doe"}, {"first": "Jane", "last": "Smith"}]}

Embedding ordered and unordered lists

Embedding ordered lists

To embed an ordered list into your DOCX template, insert the following into your document:

{% for name in names %}
   1. {{name.last}}
{% endfor %}

Embedding unordered lists

To embed an unordered list into your DOCX template, insert the following into your document:

{% for name in names %}
   • {{name.last}}
{% endfor %}

Embedding tables

To embed a table into your DOCX template, insert the following into your document:

First Name	Last name {% for name in names %}
{{name.first}}	{{name.last}}{% endfor %}

To see lists and tables in action, check out how to build a full-featured DOCX template.