REPT - Excel - Microsoft Office Online

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REPT

Applies to: Microsoft Office Excel 2003

Repeats text a given number of times. Use REPT to fill a cell with a number of instances of a text string.

Syntax

REPT(text,number_times)

Text is the text you want to repeat.

Number_times is a positive number specifying the number of times to repeat text.

Remarks

If number_times is 0 (zero), REPT returns "" (empty text).
If number_times is not an integer, it is truncated.
The result of the REPT function cannot be longer than 32,767 characters, or REPT returns #VALUE!.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How to copy an example

Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
Select the example in the Help topic.
Note Do not select the row or column headers.

Selecting an example from Help
Press CTRL+C.
In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.

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A	B
Formula	Description (Result)
=REPT("*-", 3)	Displays the string 3 times (--*-)
=REPT("-",10)	Displays a dash 10 times (----------)