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# repeat

> Use the repeat task to copy a string a specified number of times and concatenate the copies into a new string.

The `repeat` task copies a string a specified number of times. A new string is constructed from the original string containing the specified number of copies concatenated together.

## Potential use case

Suppose you have a name in a list, and you need to fill out predefined spaces with the same name. You could use this task to repeat the name as required.

## Properties

| Incoming | Type   | Description                                                |
| -------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `str`    | String | Required. The string to copy.                              |
| `count`  | Number | Required. The number of times to repeat (copy) the string. |

| Outgoing         | Type   | Description                                                                 |
| ---------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `repeatedString` | String | A new string containing the specified number of copies of the given string. |

## Example

In this example, the incoming reference variable is "Hello World" and the `count` number is `2`, which means the task will return a repeated copy of the `str` variable two times.

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The result of this task creates a new string that has been repeated the desired number of times — the original `str` followed by a repeated copy of itself: `Hello WorldHello World`.

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> Use the repeat task to copy a string a specified number of times and concatenate the copies into a new string.