Template:Loop/doc

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Uses Lua:

Module:String

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

{{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==}}

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or:

{{loop|9|{{=}}}}

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{{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.

Loop

The template is used to produce a simple loop of repeated strings.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Number	`1`	Number of times to repeat	Number	required
String	`2`	The string to be repeated. Use {{=}} if the string contains an equals sign.	String	required