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functx:repeat-string

Repeats a string a given number of times

Description

The functx:repeat-string function returns a string consisting of a given number of copies of $stringToRepeat concatenated together. To pad a string to a particular length, use the functx:pad-string-to-length function.

Arguments and Return Type

XQuery Function Declaration

declare namespace functx = "http://www.functx.com";
declare function functx:repeat-string
  ( $stringToRepeat as xs:string? ,
    $count as xs:integer )  as xs:string {

   string-join((for $i in 1 to $count return $stringToRepeat),
                        '')
 } ;

Examples

functx:repeat-string('*', 6)

******

functx:repeat-string('abc', 3)

abcabcabc

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