String Functions
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str_repeat

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

str_repeatRepeat a string

Description

string str_repeat ( string $input , int $multiplier )

Returns input repeated multiplier times.

Parameters

input

The string to be repeated.

multiplier

Number of time the input string should be repeated.

multiplier has to be greater than or equal to 0. If the multiplier is set to 0, the function will return an empty string.

Return Values

Returns the repeated string.

Examples

Example #1 str_repeat() example

<?php
echo str_repeat("-="10);
?>

The above example will output:

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

See Also


String Functions
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