B4J Question Is there a way to return a string repeated X number of times?

[Jorge M A]

I think String lacks the Replicate function. (String.Replicate, String.Repeat, String.Concat...)
It bothers me to do Loops for simple stuff.
Thanks!

 

[DonManfred]

1. You need a SHORT small sub to do that. No need to get bothered...
2. you could use the library stringfunctions
https://www.b4x.com/android/help/stringfunctions.html
i guess "PAD" is the method you are searching. Note that stringfunctions is nothing more than a class (or a simple code module) with different subs to do things. all of them are written in B4A.

All of them can be done without a lib (small helper sub as i wrote above).

 

[Jorge M A]

Thank you Don! I'll take option 1, for now.

 

[DonManfred]

I'll take option 1, for now

there is no disadvantage in this solution.

 

[emexes]

Thank you Don! I'll take option 1, for now.

a/ if doing repetitive string concatenations, use StringBuilder (built-in, no library required, more efficient and quicker than &)
b/ StringFunctions library has function Replicate that seems to do precisely what you originally described

 

[Jorge M A]

StringFunctions

I would not want to use this library, which according to several posts, is out of maintenance, and whose main functions are included in the Core. However, I found a substitute module (StringFunctions2) in case I need anything else.
Thank You.

 

[emexes]

I would not want to use this library, which according to several posts, is out of maintenance, and whose main functions are included in the Core.

Fair enough, no worries

If writing your own routine, and at risk of me sounding like a cracked record: use StringBuilder rather than &.

 

[Jmu5667]

this is a lib that has tonnes of string functions

 

[Erel]

1. This is an old thread.
2. It is not the place to post libraries.
3. The XML file itself cannot be used.