String.prototype.repeat() - JavaScript | MDN

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const mood = "Happy! ";

console.log(`I feel ${mood.repeat(3)}`);
// Expected output: "I feel Happy! Happy! Happy! "

Syntax

Parameters

count

An integer between 0 and Infinity, indicating the number of times to repeat the string.

Return value

A new string containing the specified number of copies of the given string.

Exceptions

RangeError

Thrown if count is negative or if count overflows maximum string length.

Examples

Using repeat()

js

"abc".repeat(-1); // RangeError
"abc".repeat(0); // ''
"abc".repeat(1); // 'abc'
"abc".repeat(2); // 'abcabc'
"abc".repeat(3.5); // 'abcabcabc' (count will be converted to integer)
"abc".repeat(1 / 0); // RangeError

({ toString: () => "abc", repeat: String.prototype.repeat }).repeat(2);
// 'abcabc' (repeat() is a generic method)

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-string.prototype.repeat

Browser compatibility

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