kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.text/repeat

repeat

expect fun CharSequence.repeat(n: Int): String(source)

Returns a string containing this char sequence repeated n times.

Since Kotlin

1.0

Throws

IllegalArgumentException

when n < 0.

Samples

import java.util.Locale
import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   println("Word".repeat(4)) // WordWordWordWord
println("Word".repeat(0)) // 
   //sampleEnd
}
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println("Word".repeat(4)) // WordWordWordWord
println("Word".repeat(0)) // 
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Target: JVMRunning on v.2.1.20

actual fun CharSequence.repeat(n: Int): String(source)

Returns a string containing this char sequence repeated n times.

Since Kotlin

1.1

Throws

IllegalArgumentException

when n < 0.

Samples

import java.util.Locale
import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   println("Word".repeat(4)) // WordWordWordWord
println("Word".repeat(0)) // 
   //sampleEnd
}
xxxxxxxxxx
 
println("Word".repeat(4)) // WordWordWordWord
println("Word".repeat(0)) // 
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Target: JVMRunning on v.2.1.20

actual fun CharSequence.repeat(n: Int): String(source)

Returns a string containing this char sequence repeated n times.

Since Kotlin

1.0

Throws

IllegalArgumentException

when n < 0.

Samples

import java.util.Locale
import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   println("Word".repeat(4)) // WordWordWordWord
println("Word".repeat(0)) // 
   //sampleEnd
}
xxxxxxxxxx
 
println("Word".repeat(4)) // WordWordWordWord
println("Word".repeat(0)) // 
Open in Playground →
Target: JVMRunning on v.2.1.20

actual fun CharSequence.repeat(n: Int): String(source)

Returns a string containing this char sequence repeated n times.

Since Kotlin

1.3

Throws

IllegalArgumentException

when n < 0.

Samples

import java.util.Locale
import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   println("Word".repeat(4)) // WordWordWordWord
println("Word".repeat(0)) // 
   //sampleEnd
}
xxxxxxxxxx
 
println("Word".repeat(4)) // WordWordWordWord
println("Word".repeat(0)) // 
Open in Playground →
Target: JVMRunning on v.2.1.20

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