C# String Manipulation – How to Repeat a Set of Characters

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I'd like to repeat a set of characters multiple times. I know how to do it with a single character:

string line = new string('x', 10);

But what I'd like would be something more like this:

string line = new string("-.", 10);

which would result in: -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.

I know the string constructor can't do it, but is there some other way within the BCL? Other suggestions?

Thanks!

A slight variation on the answer by Bala R

var s = String.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat("-.", 10));

What about this:

string tabs = new string('\t', n);

Where n is the number of times you want to repeat the string.

Or better:

static string Tabs(int n)
{
    return new string('\t', n);
}

string.Join("", Enumerable.Repeat("ab", 2));

Returns

"abab"

And

string.Join("", Enumerable.Repeat('a', 2))

Returns

"aa"