Repeating String str_repeat function

echo str_repeat('$',10);

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str_repeat (input $string, int $multiplier );

for($i=1;$i<=10;$i++){
echo str_repeat("*",$i);
echo "<br>";
}

Example: Repeat String with Custom Separator

$separator = str_repeat('-=', 5);
echo $separator;  // Output: -=-=-=-=-=-=

Example: Creating a Line Divider

$divider = str_repeat('-', 50);
echo $divider;  // Output: --------------------------------------------------

Example: Padding a String to a Specific Length

$str = 'Hello';
$padded_str = str_repeat(' ', 10) . $str;
echo $padded_str;  // Output: "          Hello"

Example: Building a Simple Progress Bar

$progress = 7;  // Progress out of 10
$bar = str_repeat('=', $progress) . str_repeat('-', 10 - $progress);
echo "[$bar]";  // Output: [=======---]

Example: Generating HTML List Items

$list_item = str_repeat('
Item
', 5);
echo "
$list_item
";  
// Output: 
Item
Item
Item
Item
Item

Example: Repeating Patterns in a Password

$password = str_repeat('ab1!', 3);
echo $password;  // Output: ab1!ab1!ab1!

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