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=== Example: === | === Example: === | ||
| − | <tt>'''REPT("ha"; 3)'''</tt> | + | * <tt>'''REPT("ha"; 3)'''</tt> |
| − | : returns <tt>'''hahaha'''</tt>. | + | :: returns <tt>'''hahaha'''</tt>. |
| − | + | * <tt>'''REPT(ROUND(RAND()*10); 3)'''</tt> | |
| + | :: returns <tt>'''nnn'''</tt> where <tt>'''n'''</tt> is a random digit repeated three times, while: | ||
| + | ::: <tt>'''CONCATENATE(ROUND(RAND()*10); ROUND(RAND()*10); ROUND(RAND()*10))'''</tt> | ||
| + | :: returns <tt>'''xyz'''</tt> where <tt>'''x'''</tt>, <tt>'''y'''</tt>, <tt>'''z'''</tt> are three randomly independent digits. | ||
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=== See also: === | === See also: === | ||
'''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: CONCATENATE function|CONCATENATE]]''' | '''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: CONCATENATE function|CONCATENATE]]''' | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 9 December 2008
REPT
returns a text string comprised of copies of another text string.
Syntax:
REPT(text; number)
- returns number copies of text, joined together.
Example:
- REPT("ha"; 3)
- returns hahaha.
- REPT(ROUND(RAND()*10); 3)
- returns nnn where n is a random digit repeated three times, while:
- CONCATENATE(ROUND(RAND()*10); ROUND(RAND()*10); ROUND(RAND()*10))
- returns xyz where x, y, z are three randomly independent digits.
- returns nnn where n is a random digit repeated three times, while:
See also:
Functions listed alphabetically, Functions listed by category
