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Get Repeated Character String Method

The Get Repeated Character String method creates a string that consists of a repeated character. It returns this string.

Format A

String[$](number, character)

Format B

String[$] (number, stringExpression)

For information about the dollar sign, see Usage of the Dollar Sign.

Arguments

The following table describes the arguments that you can use with this method.

Example

The following example places asterisks (*) in front of a string that it prints as a payment amount:

Sub Button_Click
   Dim str1 as String
   Dim size as Integer
i: str1 = 666655.23
   If Instr(str1,".") = 0 then
      str1 = str1 + ".00"
   End If   
   If Len(str1)>10 then
      Goto i
   End If
   size = 10-Len(str1)
'Print amount in a space on a check allotted for 10 characters
   str1 = String(size,Asc("*")) & str1
End Sub