str_repeat
str_repeat
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
str_repeat — Repeat 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
inputstring should be repeated.multiplierhas to be greater than or equal to 0. If themultiplieris 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
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- str_pad() - Pad a string to a certain length with another string
- substr_count() - Count the number of substring occurrences
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