Handlebars/Mustache - Is there a built in way to loop through the properties of an object?

Solution 1:

Built-in support since Handlebars 1.0rc1

Support for this functionality has been added to Handlebars.js, so there is no more need for external helpers.

How to use it

For arrays:

{{#each myArray}}
    Index: {{@index}} Value = {{this}}
{{/each}}

For objects:

{{#each myObject}}
    Key: {{@key}} Value = {{this}}
{{/each}}

Note that only properties passing the hasOwnProperty test will be enumerated.

Solution 2:

It's actually quite easy to implement as a helper:

Handlebars.registerHelper('eachProperty', function(context, options) {
    var ret = "";
    for(var prop in context)
    {
        ret = ret + options.fn({property:prop,value:context[prop]});
    }
    return ret;
});

Then using it like so:

{{#eachProperty object}}
    {{property}}: {{value}}<br/>
{{/eachProperty }}