Java String Repeat repeat(String s, int times)

Description

Create a string by repeating a substring by specified times.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	a parameter
times	a parameter

Declaration

public static String repeat(String s, int times) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**//w  w w .  j a v  a 2s  . c om
     * Create a string by repeating a substring by specified times.
     * @param s
     * @param times
     * @return
     */
    public static String repeat(String s, int times) {
        return repeat(s, times, null);
    }

    /**
     * Create a string by repeating a substring by specified times.
     * @param s
     * @param times
     * @param separator
     * @return
     */
    public static String repeat(String s, int times, String separator) {
        String[] arr = new String[times];
        for (int i = 0; i < times; i++) {
            arr[i] = s;
        }
        return join(arr, separator);
    }

    /**
     * Join a list of strings by comma.
     * @param strings
     * @return
     */
    public static String join(List<String> strings) {
        return join(strings.toArray(new String[0]), ", ");
    }

    /**
     * Join a list of strings by a separator.
     * @param strings
     * @param separator
     * @return
     */
    public static String join(List<String> strings, String separator) {
        return join(strings.toArray(new String[0]), separator);
    }

    /**
     * Join an array of strings by comma.
     * @param strings
     * @return
     */
    public static String join(String[] strings) {
        return join(strings, ", ");
    }

    /**
     * Join an array of strings by a separator.
     * @param strings
     * @param separator
     * @return
     */
    public static String join(String[] strings, String separator) {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        if (strings.length > 0) {
            sb.append(strings[0]);
            for (int i = 1; i < strings.length; i++) {
                sb.append(separator);
                sb.append(strings[i]);
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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