edance
Reputation: 620
Repeat a string n times in elixir
I need to make a string of a defined length. In ruby, I would use:
str = 'a' * 5
How do I accomplish the same thing in elixir?
Upvotes: 19
Views: 8045
Answers (1)
Dogbert
Reputation: 222188
You can use String.duplicate/2:
iex(1)> str = String.duplicate("a", 5)
"aaaaa"
Upvotes: 45
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