ngFor with index as value in attribute

I would use this syntax to set the index value into an attribute of the HTML element:

You have to use let to declare the value rather than #.

<ul>
    <li *ngFor="let item of items; let i = index" [attr.data-index]="i">
        {{item}}
    </li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li *ngFor="#item of items; #i = index" [attr.data-index]="i">
        {{item}}
    </li>
</ul>

Here is the updated plunkr: http://plnkr.co/edit/LiCeyKGUapS5JKkRWnUJ?p=preview.

In Angular 5/6/7/8:

<ul>
  <li *ngFor="let item of items; index as i">
    {{i+1}} {{item}}
  </li>
</ul>

In older versions

<ul *ngFor="let item of items; let i = index">
  <li>{{i+1}} {{item}}</li>
</ul>

Angular.io ▸ API ▸ NgForOf

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Another interesting example

Just an update to this, Thierry's answer is still correct, but there has been an update to Angular2 with regards to:

<ul *ngFor="let item of items; let i = index" [attr.data-index]="i">
  <li>{{item}}</li>
</ul>

The #i = index should now be let i = index

EDIT/UPDATE:

The *ngFor should be on the element you're wanting to foreach, so for this example it should be:

<ul>
  <li *ngFor="let item of items; let i = index" [attr.data-index]="i">{{item}}</li>
</ul>

EDIT/UPDATE

Angular 5

<ul>
  <li *ngFor="let item of items; index as i" [attr.data-index]="i">{{item}}</li>
</ul>

EDIIT/UPDATE

Angular 7/8

<ul *ngFor="let item of items; index as i">
  <li [attr.data-index]="i">{{item}}</li>
</ul>

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