Repeat the given string n times. Fastest implementation for repeating a string.
Install with npm:
$ npm install --save repeat-string
Repeat the given string
the specified number
of times.
Example:
Example
var repeat = require('repeat-string');
repeat('A', 5);
//=> AAAAA
Params
-
string
{String}: The string to repeat -
number
{Number}: The number of times to repeat the string -
returns
{String}: Repeated string
Repeat string is significantly faster than the native method (which is itself faster than repeating):
# 2x
repeat-string βββββββββββββββββββββββββ (26,953,977 ops/sec)
repeating βββββββββ (9,855,695 ops/sec)
native ββββββββββββββββββ (19,453,895 ops/sec)
# 3x
repeat-string βββββββββββββββββββββββββ (19,445,252 ops/sec)
repeating βββββββββββ (8,661,565 ops/sec)
native ββββββββββββββββββββ (16,020,598 ops/sec)
# 10x
repeat-string βββββββββββββββββββββββββ (23,792,521 ops/sec)
repeating βββββββββ (8,571,332 ops/sec)
native βββββββββββββββ (14,582,955 ops/sec)
# 50x
repeat-string βββββββββββββββββββββββββ (23,640,179 ops/sec)
repeating βββββ (5,505,509 ops/sec)
native ββββββββββ (10,085,557 ops/sec)
# 250x
repeat-string βββββββββββββββββββββββββ (23,489,618 ops/sec)
repeating ββββ (3,962,937 ops/sec)
native ββββββββ (7,724,892 ops/sec)
# 2000x
repeat-string βββββββββββββββββββββββββ (20,315,172 ops/sec)
repeating ββββ (3,297,079 ops/sec)
native βββββββ (6,203,331 ops/sec)
# 20000x
repeat-string βββββββββββββββββββββββββ (23,382,915 ops/sec)
repeating βββ (2,980,058 ops/sec)
native βββββ (5,578,808 ops/sec)
Run the benchmarks
Install dev dependencies:
npm i -d && node benchmark
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2 | LinusU |
2 | tbusser |
1 | doowb |
1 | wooorm |
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