CFML Reference

RepeatString

Description

Creates a string that contains a specified number of repetitions of the specified string.

Return value

A string.

Category

String functions

Syntax

RepeatString(string, count)

See also

CJustify, LJustify, RJustify

Parameters

Parameter	Description
string	A string or a variable that contains one
count	Number of repeats

Example

<h3>RepeatString Example</h3>
<p>RepeatString returns a string created from <I>string</I>, repeated 
a specified number of times.
<ul>
  <li>RepeatString("-", 10): <cfoutput>#RepeatString("-", 10)#</cfoutput>
  <li>RepeatString("&lt;BR&gt;", 3): <cfoutput>#RepeatString("<br>", 3)#
</cfoutput>
  <li>RepeatString("", 5): <cfoutput>#RepeatString("", 5)#</cfoutput>
  <li>RepeatString("abc", 0): <cfoutput>#RepeatString("abc", 0)#</cfoutput>
  <li>RepeatString("Lorem Ipsum", 2): 
   <cfoutput>#RepeatString("Lorem Ipsum", 2)#</cfoutput>
</ul>

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