Repeat Character N Times

Question

In Perl I can repeat a character multiple times using the syntax:

$a = \"a\" x 10; // results in \"aaaaaaaaaa\"

Is there a simple way to ac

Answer 1

/**  
 * Repeat a string `n`-times (recursive)
 * @param {String} s - The string you want to repeat.
 * @param {Number} n - The times to repeat the string.
 * @param {String} d - A delimiter between each string.
 */

var repeat = function (s, n, d) {
    return --n ? s + (d || "") + repeat(s, n, d) : "" + s;
};

var foo = "foo";
console.log(
    "%s\n%s\n%s\n%s",

    repeat(foo),        // "foo"
    repeat(foo, 2),     // "foofoo"
    repeat(foo, "2"),   // "foofoo"
    repeat(foo, 2, "-") // "foo-foo"
);