Template:Iterate
{{subst:x{{{1}}}|{{subst:substifx}}}}{{{2}}}{{subst:x{{{1}}}|{{subst:rightbraces}}}}
This template works with various recursive conversion templates, simulating the process of "saving a page n times".
- Use
- {{subst:iterate|times|{{subst:template| arguments}} }}, whenever Template:Xtimes, e.g. Template:X4, exists.
- For example, using Template:Tsubst
- {{subst:iterate|3|{{subst:tsubst}} }} gives after one save the wikitext
{{subst:#if:x|{{subst:#if:x|{{subst:#if:x|a{{subst:tsubst|b}}c }}}}}}
and after another save:
aaaaa{{subst:tsubst|b}}ccccc
- For example, using Template:Square root
- {{subst:iterate|3|{{subst:square root|5|1}} }} gives after one save the wikitext
{{subst:#if:x|{{subst:#if:x|{{subst:#if:x|{{subst:square root|5|3}}<br>1 }}}}}}
and after another save:
{{subst:square root|5|2.2360679775}}<br>2.23606889564<br>2.2380952381<br>2.33333333333<br>3<br>1
- And
- {{subst:#if:x|{{subst:iterate|3|{{subst:square root|5|1}} }} }} gives
{{subst:square root|5|2.2360679775}}<br>2.23606889564<br>2.2380952381<br>2.33333333333<br>3<br>1 in one edit.
Thus times is the number of extra conversions (in this case: improvements of the approximation of the square root): in the first case 2 edits and 3 extra is 5, in the second 1 edit, 1 extra for the #if, and 3 extra due to Template:Iterate, is also 5.
- And, using Template:Countdown
- {{subst:iterate|7|{{subst:countdown|{{subst:pipeN|7}}|7}}}} gives:
<br>1 |<br>2 |<br>3 |<br>4 |<br>5 |<br>6 |<br>7 | in two saves.
- And
- {{subst:#if:x|{{subst:iterate|7|{{subst:countdown|{{subst:pipe8}}|7}}}}}} gives
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 | in one save.
Note: countdown already iterates until 0 in 2 saves, so template:iterate is only useful with countdown if we want to stop before we reach 0, or to produce special characters like these pipes.
- Substituting this template produces one or more new substitution template calls, allowing recursive change of a page, see Help:Recursive conversion of wikitext.