REPT

Used only in ReliaSoft Workbooks

Description: Repeats text a given number of times. Use REPT to fill a cell with a number of instances of a text string.

Syntax: REPT(Text, Number_times)

  • Text is the text you want to repeat.
  • Number_times is a positive number specifying the number of times to repeat Text. If Number_times is 0 (zero), REPT returns "" (empty text). If Number_times is not an integer, it is truncated. The result of the REPT function cannot be longer than 32,767 characters.

Remarks:

  • If Number_times is 0 (zero), REPT returns "" (empty text).
  • If Number_times is not an integer, it is truncated.
  • The result of the REPT function cannot be longer than 32,767 characters, or REPT returns #VALUE!.

Example:

  • REPT("*-", 3) = "*-*-*-"
  • REPT("-", 10) = ----------