---
name: "Prelude.rep"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Prelude.rep"
---

# Prelude.rep(3kaya)

Repeat a string

## NAME

Prelude::rep - Repeat a string

## SYNOPSIS

**String rep(** *String str, Int x* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**str** The string to repeat

**x** The number of times to repeat it

## DESCRIPTION

Return the string *str* repeated *x* times.

-

   str = "Abc";\
    r = rep(str,4); // "AbcAbcAbcAbc"\
    r = rep(str,1); // "Abc"\
    r = rep(str,0); // ""

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.