# Check the foreach counter value does not exceed a given value in Gatling2
**URL:** https://community.gatling.io/t/check-the-foreach-counter-value-does-not-exceed-a-given-value-in-gatling2/391
**Category:** Gatling (Open-Source)
**Created:** [May 22, 2013, 11:53am UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/check-the-foreach-counter-value-does-not-exceed-a-given-value-in-gatling2/391 "2013-05-22T11:53:03Z")
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### Author:  [@natalja.librante](https://community.gatling.io/u/natalja.librante)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2013, 11:53am UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/check-the-foreach-counter-value-does-not-exceed-a-given-value-in-gatling2/391/1 "2013-05-22T11:53:03Z")
Hi!
In my test I request details of user loans. Each user could have a number of loans, but I need to request not more than five of them.
My scenario is:
val request\_loans\_list = execWithStdChecks(http(“Loans list”)
.post("/accounts/accounts-list.xml")
.headers(headers\_Content\_Length\_0)
.check(
xpath("//account[starts-with(producttypeid/text(), ‘51’)]/accountid")
.findAll
.whatever
.saveAs(“loan\_ids”)
)
)
val request\_loans\_info = execWithStdChecks(http(“Loans info”)
.get("/loans/loans\_xml.xml")
.queryParam(""“id”"", “${loan\_id}”)
)
val request\_all\_loan\_info = doIf(session =\> session.contains(“loan\_ids”)){
foreach("${loan\_ids}", “loan\_id”, “counter”){
doIf(session =\> session.getAttribute(“counter”) \< 5){
exec(request\_loans\_info)
}
}
}
As I understood I have to use doIf inside foreach loop, but it is not compiled. I use Gatling2 for my tests.
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### Author:  [@Excilys](https://community.gatling.io/u/Excilys)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/check-the-foreach-counter-value-does-not-exceed-a-given-value-in-gatling2/391/2 "2013-05-22T12:08:44Z")
Yep, this is the Gatling 1 syntax.
In Gatling 2.0.0-M2, you have to write session =\> session.getVInt.map(\_ \< 5)
Beware, that will change in the next milestone (we’ve been discussing the new syntax [here](https://github.com/excilys/gatling/issues/1175)). Then, you’ll be able to write:
- session =\> session(“counter”).as[Int] \< 5
- or, session =\> session(“counter”).validate[int].map(\_ \< 5)
Cheers,
Stéphane
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### Author:  [@natalja.librante](https://community.gatling.io/u/natalja.librante)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/check-the-foreach-counter-value-does-not-exceed-a-given-value-in-gatling2/391/3 "2013-05-22T12:33:26Z")
Thank you for so quick answer!
It works perfectly
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### Author:  [@natalja.librante](https://community.gatling.io/u/natalja.librante)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/check-the-foreach-counter-value-does-not-exceed-a-given-value-in-gatling2/391/4 "2014-12-15T13:58:58Z")
Hello!
I updating my old test scenario for Gatling M2.0.3
In my test I request details of user loans. Each user could have a number of loans, but I need to request not more than five of them.
In Gatling 2.0.0-M2 I have perfectly working check:
foreach("${account\_ids}", “account\_id”, “counter”){
doIf(session =\> session.getVInt.map(\_ \< 5)){
But now i have problem with syntactics
I try earlier suggested
foreach("${account\_ids}", “account\_id”, “counter”){
doIf (
- session =\> session(“counter”).as[Int] \< 5
- or, session =\> session(“counter”).validate[int].map(\_ \< 5) {
But it didn’t compile anymore.
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### Author:  [@Excilys](https://community.gatling.io/u/Excilys)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/check-the-foreach-counter-value-does-not-exceed-a-given-value-in-gatling2/391/5 "2014-12-15T14:18:16Z")
>
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### Author:  [@natalja.librante](https://community.gatling.io/u/natalja.librante)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/check-the-foreach-counter-value-does-not-exceed-a-given-value-in-gatling2/391/6 "2014-12-17T13:39:34Z")
I don’t know what it was for issue, but now code compile with: session =\> session(“counter”).as[Int] \< 5
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### Author:  [@Excilys](https://community.gatling.io/u/Excilys)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/check-the-foreach-counter-value-does-not-exceed-a-given-value-in-gatling2/391/7 "2014-12-17T14:48:58Z")
As it should 🙂