Initializer

init(repeating:count:)

Creates a new string representing the given string repeated the specified number of times.

Declaration

init(repeating repeatedValue: String, count: Int)

Parameters

repeatedValue: The string to repeat.
count: The number of times to repeat repeatedValue in the resulting string.

Discussion

For example, you can use this initializer to create a string with ten "ab" strings in a row.

let s = String(repeating: "ab", count: 10)
print(s)
// Prints "abababababababababab"

See Also

Creating a String

Creates an empty string.

init(Character)

Creates a string containing the given character.

Creates a new string containing the characters in the given sequence.

Creates a new instance of a collection containing the elements of a sequence.

Creates a new string containing the characters in the given sequence.

init(Substring)

Creates a new string from the given substring.

init(repeating: Character, count: Int)

Creates a string representing the given character repeated the specified number of times.