PHP str_repeat() Function

The str_repeat() function is a built-in function in PHP and is used to create a new string by repeating a given string fixed number of times. It takes a string and an integer as arguments and returns a new string which is generated by repeating the string passed as an argument by the number of times defined by the integer passed as an argument to this function. Syntax:

 string str_repeat ( $string, $no_of_times ) 

Parameters: This function accepts two parameters and both of them are mandatory to be passed.

1. $string: This parameter represents the string to be repeated
2. $no_of_times: This parameter represents a number denoting the number of times the parameter $string is to be repeated. This parameter should be greater than or equals to zero.

Return Value: This function returns a new string made up by repeating the given string $string given number of times. If the parameter $no_of_times passed to the function is equals to 0, then the function returns an empty string. Examples:

 Input : $str = \'GeeksForGeeks\'; print_r(str_repeat($str, 2)); Output :GeeksForGeeksGeeksForGeeks Input : $str = \' Run\'; print_r(str_repeat($str, 7)); Output : Run Run Run Run Run Run Run 

Below programs illustrate the str_repeat() function in PHP: Program - 1: PHP

<?php // Input string $str = 'GeeksForGeeks'; // Repeated string print_r(str_repeat($str, 2)); ?> 

Output:

 GeeksForGeeksGeeksForGeeks 

Program - 2: PHP

<?php // Input string  $str = ' Run'; // Repeated string print_r(str_repeat($str, 7)); ?> 

Output:

 Run Run Run Run Run Run Run 

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.str-repeat.php