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---
title: strings.repeat() function
description: The strings.repeat() function returns a string consisting of `i` copies of a specified string.
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---
The `strings.repeat()` function returns a string consisting of `i` copies of a specified string.
_**Output data type:** String_
```js
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
```js
import "strings"
data
|> map(fn: (r) => ({
laugh: r.laugh
intensity: r.intensity
laughter: strings.repeat(v: r.laugh, i: r.intensity)
})
)
```