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This template is used to produce a simple loop. It is based on [[Module:String]], and there is no limit to the number of iterations it can perform.

== Usage ==

<pre>{{loop|times to repeat|string}}</pre>

If '''string''' contains an equals sign, you must put "|2=string" instead of "|string".

== Examples ==

*<code><nowiki>{{loop|4|n}}</nowiki></code>
;{{loop|4|n}}


*<code><nowiki>{{loop|25|test}}</nowiki></code>
;{{loop|25|test}}


*<code><nowiki>{{#expr:2{{loop|50|*2}}}}</nowiki></code>
;{{#expr:2{{loop|50|*2}}}}


When the string being replicated includes "=", we have to precede the second parameter with "2=", or use {{tl|1==}}.
* <code><nowiki>{{loop|9|2==}}</nowiki></code> 
;{{loop|9|2==}} 

or: 
* <code><nowiki>{{loop|9|{{=}}}}</nowiki></code>
;{{loop|9|{{=}}}}


*<code><nowiki>{{loop|3|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</nowiki></code>
;{{loop|3|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If string contains an equals sign, you must put '|2=string' instead of '|string'.

==Template data==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>
{
        "description": "The template is used to produce a simple loop of repeated strings.",
        "params": {
                "1": {
                        "label": "Number",
                        "description": "Number of times to repeat",
                        "type": "number",
                        "required": true
                },
                "2": {
                        "label": "String",
                        "description": "The string to be repeated. Use {{=}} if the string contains an equals sign.",
                        "type": "string",
                        "required": true
                }
        }
}
</templatedata>

==See also==
*{{tiw|for loop}}
*{{tiw|repeat}}
*{{tiw|simple recursion}}

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