# Elementname: `Loop`

## Description

Repeat the contents of this element several times.

Allowed attributes: select, variable

Child elements: Action, AddSearchpath, Attribute, B, Barcode, Bookmark, Br, Column, Columns, Copy-of, DefineColor, DefineFontalias, DefineFontfamily, DefineTextformat, Element, Fontface, ForAll, Frame, Group, HSpace, Hyphenation, I, Image, Include, Initial, InsertPages, Layout, Li, LoadDataset, LoadFontfile, Loop, Message, NewPage, NextFrame, NextRow, Options, Output, Pageformat, Paragraph, PlaceObject, PositioningArea, PositioningFrame, ProcessNode, SaveDataset, SavePages, SetGrid, SetVariable, SortSequence, Span, Sub, Sup, Switch, Table, Tablehead, Tablerule, Td, Tr, Trace, Until, Value, While

Parent elements: AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, B, Case, Color, Columns, Contents, Fontface, ForAll, I, Li, Loop, NoBreak, Otherwise, Paragraph, PositioningArea, Record, SaveDataset, SavePages, SetVariable, Span, Table, Td, Text, Textblock, Tr, U, URL, Until, While

### Attributes

select (XPath Expression)

  The number of loops. Must be a number or castable as a number.

variable (text, optional)

  If given, store the current loop value in this variable. If omitted, the loop value is stored in the variable `_loopcounter`.

## Example

    <PlaceObject>
      <Table>
        <Loop select="5" variable="i">
          <Tr>
            <Td><Paragraph><Value select="$i"/></Paragraph></Td>
          </Tr>
        </Loop>
      </Table>
    </PlaceObject>

## See also

ForAll

# Commands

- A
- Action
- AddSearchpath
- AtPageCreation
- AtPageShipout
- AttachFile
- Attribute
- B
- Barcode
- Bold
- BoldItalic
- Bookmark
- Box
- Br
- Case
- Circle
- Color
- Column
- Columns
- Compatibility
- Contents
- Copy-of
- DefineColor
- DefineFontalias
- DefineFontfamily
- DefineTextformat
- Element
- Fontface
- ForAll
- Frame
- Grid
- Group
- Groupcontents
- HSpace
- Hyphenation
- I
- Image
- Include
- Initial
- InsertPages
- Italic
- Layout
- Li
- LoadDataset
- LoadFontfile
- Loop
- Makeindex
- Margin
- Mark
- Message
- NewPage
- NextFrame
- NextRow
- NoBreak
- Ol
- Options
- Otherwise
- Output
- Overlay
- PDFOptions
- Pageformat
- Pagetype
- Paragraph
- PlaceObject
- Position
- PositioningArea
- PositioningFrame
- ProcessNode
- Record
- Regular
- Rule
- SaveDataset
- SavePages
- SetGrid
- SetVariable
- SortSequence
- Span
- Stylesheet
- Sub
- Sup
- Switch
- Table
- Tablefoot
- Tablehead
- Tablerule
- Td
- Text
- Textblock
- Tr
- Trace
- Transformation
- U
- URL
- Ul
- Until
- VSpace
- Value
- While

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