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# textutil::repeat(n) 0.8 tcllib "Text and string utilities, macro processing"

## Name

textutil::repeat - Procedures to repeat strings.

## Synopsis

- package require Tcl 8.5 9
- package require textutil::repeat ?0.8?

- ::textutil::repeat::strRepeat text num
- ::textutil::repeat::blank num

## Description

The package textutil::repeat provides commands to generate long strings by repeating a shorter string many times.

The complete set of procedures is described below.

::textutil::repeat::strRepeat text num

  This command returns a string containing the text repeated num times. The repetitions are joined without characters between them. A value of num <= 0 causes the command to return an empty string.

  Note: If the Tcl core the package is loaded in provides the command string repeat then this command will be implemented in its terms, for maximum possible speed. Otherwise a fast implementation in Tcl will be used.

::textutil::repeat::blank num

  A convenience command. Returns a string of num spaces.

## Bugs, Ideas, Feedback

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## See Also

regexp(n), split(n), string(n)

## Keywords

blanks, repetition, string

## Category

Text processing