# For each item j in list, how to get \[k in list\]?

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**Created:** [January 20, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/for-each-item-j-in-list-how-to-get-k-in-list/3492753 "2025-01-20T01:53:01Z")\
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I’ve found this thread after some searching, but it doesn’t offer a full solution? Other than the weird creating a function way.

> [@Tip: User declared variables will NOT work in “for each” loops](https://community.thunkable.com/t/tip-user-declared-variables-will-not-work-in-for-each-loops/1865107/8):
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> I agree. This is not technically a bug. It’s the way Thunkable is intended to be used… not necessarily the best way it could be configured but it’s intentional, I believe. The loop block has its own internal variables that you need to use.

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