indexed_items – rewrites lists to return ‘indexed items’¶
Synopsis¶
use this lookup if you want to loop over an array and also get the numeric index of where you are in the array as you go
any list given will be transformed with each resulting element having the it’s previous position in item.0 and its value in item.1
Examples¶
- name: indexed loop demo
debug:
msg: "at array position {{ item.0 }} there is a value {{ item.1 }}"
with_indexed_items:
- "{{ some_list }}"
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
_raw
list
|
list with each item.0 giving you the position and item.1 the value
|
Status¶
This lookup is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This lookup is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
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