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Repeat
Repeat a string a specified number of times and return the concatenated result.
Installation
npm install @stdlib/string-repeat
Usage
var repeat = require( '@stdlib/string-repeat' );
repeat( str, n )
Repeats a string n
times and returns the concatenated result.
var str = repeat( 'a', 5 );
// returns 'aaaaa'
str = repeat( '', 100 );
// returns ''
str = repeat( 'beep', 0 );
// returns ''
Examples
var round = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-round' );
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-base-randu' );
var repeat = require( '@stdlib/string-repeat' );
var str = 'beep';
var n;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
n = round( randu()*3.0 );
console.log( repeat( str, n ) );
}
CLI
Installation
To use the module as a general utility, install the module globally
npm install -g @stdlib/string-repeat
Usage
Usage: repstr [options] [<string>] --n <repeats>
Options:
-h, --help Print this message.
-V, --version Print the package version.
--n repeats Number of repetitions.
Notes
If the split separator is a regular expression, ensure that the
split
option is either properly escaped or enclosed in quotes.# Not escaped... $ echo -n