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instance method

String#*

string * integer → new_string

Returns a new String containing integer copies of self:

Example
"Ho! " * 3 # => "Ho! Ho! Ho! "
"Ho! " * 0 # => ""

Ruby version changes

  1. 3.0
See also #% #+ .try_convert #+@ also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0