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![]() | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Loop. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
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.
Contents
Usage
{{loop|times to repeat|string}}
If string contains an equals sign, you must put "|2=string" instead of "|string".
Examples
{{loop|4|n}}
- nnnn
{{loop|25|test}}
- testtesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttest
{{#expr:2{{loop|50|*2}}}}
- 2.2517998136852E+15
When the string being replicated includes "=", we have to precede the second parameter with "2=", or use {{}}.
{{loop|9|2==}}
- =========
or:
{{loop|9|{{=}}}}
- =========
{{loop|3|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
- 202420242024
* If string contains an equals sign, you must put '|2=string' instead of '|string'.
Template data
This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.
TemplateData for Loop
<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
- Template:for loop (backlinks edit)
- Template:repeat (backlinks edit)
- Template:simple recursion (backlinks edit)