Use @for to list objects in component

This tutorial lesson demonstrates how to use @for block in Angular templates in order to display dynamically repeated data in a template.

NOTE: This video reflects an older syntax, but the main concepts remain valid.

What you'll learn

  • You will have added a data set to the app
  • Your app will display a list of elements from the new data set using @for

Conceptual preview of @for

In Angular, @for is a specific type of control flow block used to dynamically repeat data in a template. In plain JavaScript you would use a for loop - @for provides similar functionality for Angular templates.

You can utilize @for to iterate over arrays and even asynchronous values. In this lesson, you'll add a new array of data to iterate over.

For a more in depth explanation, please refer to the control flow guide.

  1. Add housing data to the Home

    In the Home there is only a single housing location. In this step, you will add an array of HousingLocation entries.

    1. In src/app/home/home.ts, remove the housingLocation property from the Home class.

    2. Update the Home class to have a property called housingLocationList. Update your code to match the following code:

      Add housingLocationList property in home.ts

      import {Component} from '@angular/core';
import {HousingLocation} from '../housing-location/housing-location';
import {HousingLocationInfo} from '../housinglocation';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-home',
  imports: [HousingLocation],
  template: `
    <section>
      <form>
        <input type="text" placeholder="Filter by city" />
        <button class="primary" type="button">Search</button>
      </form>
    </section>
    <section class="results">
      @for (housingLocation of housingLocationList; track $index) {
        <app-housing-location [housingLocation]="housingLocation" />
      }
    </section>
  `,
  styleUrls: ['./home.css'],
})
export class Home {
  readonly baseUrl = 'https://angular.dev/assets/images/tutorials/common';

  housingLocationList: HousingLocationInfo[] = [
    {
      id: 0,
      name: 'Acme Fresh Start Housing',
      city: 'Chicago',
      state: 'IL',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/bernard-hermant-CLKGGwIBTaY-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 4,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 1,
      name: 'A113 Transitional Housing',
      city: 'Santa Monica',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/brandon-griggs-wR11KBaB86U-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 0,
      wifi: false,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 2,
      name: 'Warm Beds Housing Support',
      city: 'Juneau',
      state: 'AK',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/i-do-nothing-but-love-lAyXdl1-Wmc-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 1,
      wifi: false,
      laundry: false,
    },
    {
      id: 3,
      name: 'Homesteady Housing',
      city: 'Chicago',
      state: 'IL',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/ian-macdonald-W8z6aiwfi1E-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 1,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: false,
    },
    {
      id: 4,
      name: 'Happy Homes Group',
      city: 'Gary',
      state: 'IN',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/krzysztof-hepner-978RAXoXnH4-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 1,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: false,
    },
    {
      id: 5,
      name: 'Hopeful Apartment Group',
      city: 'Oakland',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/r-architecture-JvQ0Q5IkeMM-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 2,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 6,
      name: 'Seriously Safe Towns',
      city: 'Oakland',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/phil-hearing-IYfp2Ixe9nM-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 5,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 7,
      name: 'Hopeful Housing Solutions',
      city: 'Oakland',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/r-architecture-GGupkreKwxA-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 2,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 8,
      name: 'Seriously Safe Towns',
      city: 'Oakland',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/saru-robert-9rP3mxf8qWI-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 10,
      wifi: false,
      laundry: false,
    },
    {
      id: 9,
      name: 'Capital Safe Towns',
      city: 'Portland',
      state: 'OR',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/webaliser-_TPTXZd9mOo-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 6,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
  ];
}

      IMPORTANT: Do not remove the @Component decorator, you will update that code in an upcoming step.

  2. Update the Home template to use @for

    Now the app has a dataset that you can use to display the entries in the browser using the @for block.

    1. Update the <app-housing-location> tag in the template code to this:

      Add @for to Home template in home.ts

      import {Component} from '@angular/core';
import {HousingLocation} from '../housing-location/housing-location';
import {HousingLocationInfo} from '../housinglocation';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-home',
  imports: [HousingLocation],
  template: `
    <section>
      <form>
        <input type="text" placeholder="Filter by city" />
        <button class="primary" type="button">Search</button>
      </form>
    </section>
    <section class="results">
      @for (housingLocation of housingLocationList; track $index) {
        <app-housing-location [housingLocation]="housingLocation" />
      }
    </section>
  `,
  styleUrls: ['./home.css'],
})
export class Home {
  readonly baseUrl = 'https://angular.dev/assets/images/tutorials/common';

  housingLocationList: HousingLocationInfo[] = [
    {
      id: 0,
      name: 'Acme Fresh Start Housing',
      city: 'Chicago',
      state: 'IL',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/bernard-hermant-CLKGGwIBTaY-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 4,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 1,
      name: 'A113 Transitional Housing',
      city: 'Santa Monica',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/brandon-griggs-wR11KBaB86U-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 0,
      wifi: false,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 2,
      name: 'Warm Beds Housing Support',
      city: 'Juneau',
      state: 'AK',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/i-do-nothing-but-love-lAyXdl1-Wmc-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 1,
      wifi: false,
      laundry: false,
    },
    {
      id: 3,
      name: 'Homesteady Housing',
      city: 'Chicago',
      state: 'IL',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/ian-macdonald-W8z6aiwfi1E-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 1,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: false,
    },
    {
      id: 4,
      name: 'Happy Homes Group',
      city: 'Gary',
      state: 'IN',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/krzysztof-hepner-978RAXoXnH4-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 1,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: false,
    },
    {
      id: 5,
      name: 'Hopeful Apartment Group',
      city: 'Oakland',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/r-architecture-JvQ0Q5IkeMM-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 2,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 6,
      name: 'Seriously Safe Towns',
      city: 'Oakland',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/phil-hearing-IYfp2Ixe9nM-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 5,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 7,
      name: 'Hopeful Housing Solutions',
      city: 'Oakland',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/r-architecture-GGupkreKwxA-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 2,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
    {
      id: 8,
      name: 'Seriously Safe Towns',
      city: 'Oakland',
      state: 'CA',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/saru-robert-9rP3mxf8qWI-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 10,
      wifi: false,
      laundry: false,
    },
    {
      id: 9,
      name: 'Capital Safe Towns',
      city: 'Portland',
      state: 'OR',
      photo: `${this.baseUrl}/webaliser-_TPTXZd9mOo-unsplash.jpg`,
      availableUnits: 6,
      wifi: true,
      laundry: true,
    },
  ];
}

      Note, in the code [housingLocation] = "housingLocation" the housingLocation value now refers to the variable used in the @for block. Before this change, it referred to the property on the Home class.

    2. Save all changes.

    3. Refresh the browser and confirm that the app now renders a grid of housing locations.

    browser frame of homes-app displaying logo, filter text input box, search button and a grid of housing location cards

SUMMARY: In this lesson, you used the @for block to repeat data dynamically in Angular templates. You also added a new array of data to be used in the Angular app. The application now dynamically renders a list of housing locations in the browser.

The app is taking shape, great job.

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