Template:Loop/doc

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{{#invoke:Message box|mbox}} 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}}
{{#invoke
String|rep|1=n|2=4}}


  • {{loop|25|test}}
{{#invoke
String|rep|1=test|2=25}}


  • {{#expr:2{{loop|50|*2}}}}
Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "{".


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

  • {{loop|9|2==}}
{{#invoke
String|rep|1==|2=9}}

or:

  • {{loop|9|{{=}}}}
{{#invoke
String|rep|1==|2=9}}


  • {{loop|3|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
{{#invoke
String|rep|1=2024|2=3}}

* 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

<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