repeating string

[J. Landman Gay]

On 2/10/14, 6:15 PM, Alex Tweedly wrote:

> I don't see any need to invent a new verb "pad"; why not simply
> something like
>
> put <value> [for N times] <chunk description>
> or
> put [N copies of] <value> <chunk description>
>
> Thus
>     put "hello" into myVar
>     put "xyz" for 2 times after char 3 of myVar    --> helxyzxyzlo
> or perhaps
>     put 2 copies of "xyz" after char 3 of myVar
>
> Or indeed
>     put "abc" & 4 copies of " " & "def" into newVar
> to give a value of "abc    def"

I could go with the first one, but if we're to avoid inventing new 
syntax then I'd drop the version that uses "copies". But the first 
variation would work and I like the idea of building off existing 
terminology.

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