String$

string$ returns a string containing a string repeated a given number of times.

Syntax

   string$(EXP_NB,EXP_STRING)
   string$(EXP_NB,EXP_CAR)

• EXP_NB is an integer expression that returns the number of time the string must be repeated.
• EXP_STRING is a string expression that is the string to be repeated.
• EXP_CAR is an integer expression that corresponds to the code of the character to be repeated.

Examples

   # Returns the string "abc abc abc"
   MY_STRING=string$(3,"abc ")

   # Returns the string "AAAAA"
   MY_STRING=string$(5,65)

   # string$ returns a string (limited to 255 characters)
   # This statement does not trigger an error, but the result returned is 255
   MAXLEN=len(string$(500,45))

Description

string$(EXP_NB,EXP_STRING) returns a string containing EXP_NB times the string EXP_STRING.
string$(EXP_NB,EXP_CAR) returns a string containing EXP_NB times the character of code EXP_CAR.
This function is equivalent to string$(EXP_NB,chr$(EXP_CAR)).

The type of result is Char.

Comments

When EXP_NB is 0, EXP_CAR is 0, or EXP_STRING is "", the result is always the null string "".

Associated errors

See also

space$, ascii, chr$, vireblc.