SQL/MX 2.x Reference Manual (H06.04+)

SQL/MX Functions and Expressions

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REPEAT Function

The REPEAT function returns a character string composed of the evaluation of a

character expression repeated a specified number of times.

REPEAT is an SQL/MX extension.

character-expr

specifies the source string from which to return the specified number of repeated

strings. The source string is an SQL character value expression. The operand is

the result of evaluating character-expr. See Character Value Expressions on

page 6-37.

count

specifies the number of times the source string character-expr is to be

repeated. The number count must be a value greater than or equal to zero of

exact numeric data type and with a scale of zero.

Examples of REPEAT

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Return this quote from Act 5, Scene 3, of King Lear:

REPEAT ('Never,', 5)

Never,Never,Never,Never,Never,

REPEAT (character-expr, count)