REPT

Returns specified text repeated a number of times.

Sample usage

REPT("ha",4)

REPT(A2,3)

Syntax

REPT(text_to_be_repeated, number_of_repetitions)

• text_to_be_repeated – The character or string to be repeated.

• number_of_repetitions – The number of times that text_to_be_repeated should appear in the value returned.

  • The number_of_repetitions can’t exceed the character limit of a cell: 32,000 characters. If number_of_repetitions is greater than 32,000 characters, REPT will return a #VALUE! error.

Notes

• REPT does not insert spaces between repetitions of text_to_be_repeated. If spaces are desired, a space must be appended to the end of the value of text_to_be_repeated. The resulting return value from REPT will have at least one trailing space, which may be removed with TRIM.

See also

TRIM: Removes leading, trailing and repeated spaces in text.

SUBSTITUTE: Replaces existing text with new text in a string.

SPLIT: Divides text around a specified character or string and puts each fragment into a separate cell in the row.

Examples