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str_repeat

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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Repeat a string

Description

str_repeat(string $string, int $times): string

Returns string repeated times times.

string

The string to be repeated.

times

Number of times the string string should be repeated.

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

Returns the repeated string.

php

<?php
echo str_repeat("-=", 10);
?>

The above example will output:

output

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