Which @angular/* package(s) are relevant/related to the feature request?

core

Description

Sometimes all that's needed from a @for loop is repeating something a given number of times.

Using @for as it is (or even the old *ngFor syntax), when all that's needed is a simple n-times repeat, requires creating a dummy array with n elements and additionally specifying both a loop variable and a tracking variable, even when they'll be ignored. For example:

It would be much better if you could replace this with something simpler like this, something that doesn't cause a warning for an unused variable:

@repeat (8) {<div class="decorative-item"></div>}

Proposed solution

Some new syntax such as:

@repeat (integer-valued-expression) {
  <!-- loop contents here -->
}

...or...

@for (integer-valued-expression) {
  <!-- loop contents here -->
}

Alternatives considered

Just the clunky alternatives currently available.