str_repeat
Name
str_repeat — Repeats a string
multiplier times.
Synopsis
string str_repeat
(string, multiplier);
string string: String to
repeat
int multiplier: Number of
times to repeat
Description
str_repeat() creates a new string that consists of
string repeated multiplier times.
Example
Example 1229. Print a small
Dots-and-Boxes game grid
<?php
echo str_repeat(str_repeat(' .', 10) . "\n", 10);
?>
Output:
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
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