repeating

What is repeating?

The 'repeating' npm package is a simple utility that allows you to create a new string by repeating a given string a specified number of times. It is useful for generating repeated patterns, filling spaces, or creating specific string-based designs programmatically.

What are repeating's main functionalities?

String repetition

This feature allows you to repeat a string a specified number of times. The first argument is the number of times to repeat, and the second argument is the string to repeat.

const repeating = require('repeating');
console.log(repeating(3, 'abc')); // 'abcabcabc'

Other packages similar to repeating

repeat-string

Similar to 'repeating', 'repeat-string' allows you to repeat a string multiple times. It offers a straightforward API similar to 'repeating' but differs slightly in implementation, which might affect performance in edge cases.

pad

While primarily used for padding strings, 'pad' can also repeat strings to achieve the desired length. This package provides more general string manipulation capabilities compared to the singular focus of 'repeating'.

README

repeating

Repeat a string - fast

This module is moot now. Just use String#repeat().

Install

$ npm install repeating

Usage

import repeating from 'repeating';

repeating(5);
//=> '     '

repeating(100, 'unicorn ');
//=> 'unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn unicorn '

API

repeating(count, string?)

count

Type: number

Times the string should be repeated.

string

Type: string
Default: ' '

String to repeat.

Related

• repeating-cli - CLI for this module
• indent-string - Indent each line in a string

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