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Asked: May 30, 20262026-05-30T14:07:49+00:00 2026-05-30T14:07:49+00:00

Is there a nice way (without looping) to create a string constructed by a

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Is there a nice way (without looping) to create a string constructed by a number of the same characters?

E.g. I know I should add 5 ‘.’ to the beginning of a string. How do I do that without looping?

I don’t know beforehand that it should be 5 ‘.’, that can vary. Hence my question.

I’m using PHP.

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    2026-05-30T14:07:50+00:00Added an answer on May 30, 2026 at 2:07 pm

    Try with str_repeat:

    $output = str_repeat(".", 5); // .....
    
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