docs-v2/content/influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/stdlib/strings/repeat.md

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strings.repeat() function	The strings.repeat() function returns a string consisting of `i` copies of a specified string.	/influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/functions/strings/repeat/	influxdb_cloud_ref name parent strings.repeat Strings	301

The strings.repeat() function returns a string consisting of i copies of a specified string.

Output data type: String

import "strings"

strings.repeat(v: "ha", i: 3)

// returns "hahaha"

Parameters

v

The string value to repeat.

Data type: String

i

The number of times to repeat v.

Data type: Integer

Examples

Repeat a string based on existing columns

import "strings"

data
  |> map(fn: (r) => ({
      laugh: r.laugh
      intensity: r.intensity
      laughter: strings.repeat(v: r.laugh, i: r.intensity)
    })
  )