REPEAT$
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Description
Return a string consisting of multiple copies of the specified string.
Syntax
s = REPEAT$(Count, StringExpression)
Returns
String
Parameters
Name |
Type |
Optional |
Meaning |
Count |
Numeric |
No |
Number of times to repeat |
StringExpression |
String |
No |
String expression to be repeated |
Remarks
Restrictions
See also
Examples
Thanks to Abraxas for the following script example
Dim sMainString As String VALUE "HELLO WORLD"
Dim sMatchString As String VALUE "LO"
Dim sStringExpression As String VALUE "ThinBasic "
Dim sNewString As String VALUE "R"
Dim sREP As String
Dim sREM As String
Dim sRPL As String
Dim Count As DWORD VALUE 10
Dim sMsg As String
sREP = REPEAT$(Count, sStringExpression)
sREM = REMOVE$(sMainString,sMatchString)
sRPL = REPLACE$(sMainString, Any sMatchString, With sNewString)
sMsg += "sMainString = " & sMainString & $CRLF
sMsg += "sMatchString = " & sMatchString & $CRLF
sMsg += "sStringExpression = " & sStringExpression & $CRLF
sMSG += "Count = " & Count & $CRLF & $CRLF
sMsg += "REPEAT$(Count, StringExpression) = " & sREP & $CRLF & $CRLF
sMsg += "REMOVE$(sMainString,sMatchString) = " & sREM & $CRLF & $CRLF
sMsg += "REPLACE$(sMainString, [ANY] sMatchString, [WITH] sNewString) = " & sRPL & $CRLF & $CRLF
MSGBOX 0, sMsg