Template:Loop

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This template uses Lua:

Module:String (sandbox)

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

Markup	Renders as
{{loop\|4\|n}}	nnnn
{{loop\|25\|test}}	testtesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttest
{{#expr:2{{loop\|50\|*2}}}}	2.2517998136852E+15
{{loop\|3\|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}	202420242024

When the string being replicated includes "=", we have to precede the second parameter with "2=", or use {{=}}.

Markup	Renders as
{{loop\|9\|2==}}	=========
{{loop\|9\|{{=}}}}	=========

Surrounding whitespace is always stripped; you must use {{#invoke:string|rep}} instead to preserve it.

Markup	Renders as
{{#invoke:String\|rep\| hello \|3}}	" hello hello hello "
{{loop\|3\| hello }}	"hellohellohello"

Template data

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TemplateData for Loop

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

Template parameters[Edit template data]
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

Template:Loop

Usage

Examples

Template data

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