get_row_index()

Documentation Functions get_row_index()

Description

Returns the current row index within a have_rows() loop.

Whilst stepping though the rows of a Repeater or Flexible Content field, you may find it necessary to determine the row number (index). This function does exactly that, avoiding the need of a custom $i++ counter.

Return

(int) A numeric index of the current row. See notes regarding index offset.

Changelog

• Added in version 5.3.4

Example

This example demonstrates how to use this function to output unique ID’s into each row’s wrapper. This is useful for CSS / JS customization.

<?php if( have_rows('slides') ): ?>
    <?php while( have_rows('slides') ): the_row(); ?>
        <div class="accordion" id="accordion-<?php echo get_row_index(); ?>">
            <h3><?php the_sub_field('title'); ?></h3>
            <?php the_sub_field('text'); ?>
        </div>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

<div class="accordion" id="accordion-1">
    <h3>My first accordion</h3>
    <p>Some text here.</p>
</div>
<div class="accordion" id="accordion-2">
    <h3>My second accordion</h3>
    <p>Some moretext here.</p>
</div>


## Notes

### Index offset
The index returned from this function begins at 1. This means a Repeater field with 3 rows of data will produce indexes of 1, 2 and 3.

To begin indexes from 0, please use the [row_index_offset](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/acf-settings/) setting like so.
#### functions.php


add_filter('acf/settings/row_index_offset', '__return_zero');

Related

• Functions: have_rows()
• Functions: update_row()