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title: Repeat a String Repeat a String
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### ![:checkered_flag:](https://forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/checkered_flag.png?v=3 ":checkered_flag:") Problem Explanation:
The program is very simple, we have to take a variable and return that variable being repeated certain amount of times. No need to add space or anything, just keep repeating it into one single string.
#### Relevant Links
* Global String Object
## ![:speech_balloon:](https://forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/speech_balloon.png?v=3 ":speech_balloon:") Hint: 1
You can't edit strings, you will need to create a variable to store the new string.
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## ![:speech_balloon:](https://forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/speech_balloon.png?v=3 ":speech_balloon:") Hint: 2
Create a loop to repeat the code as many times as needed.
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## ![:speech_balloon:](https://forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/speech_balloon.png?v=3 ":speech_balloon:") Hint: 3
Make the variable created store the current value and append the word to it.
> _try to solve the problem now_
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**Solution ahead!**
## ![:beginner:](https://forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/beginner.png?v=3 ":beginner:") Basic Code Solution:
function repeatStringNumTimes(str, num) {
var accumulatedStr = '';
while (num > 0) {
accumulatedStr += str;
num--;
}
return accumulatedStr;
}
![:rocket:](https://forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/rocket.png?v=3 ":rocket:") Run Code
### Code Explanation:
* Create an empty string variable to store the repeated word.
* Use a while loop or for loop to repeat code as many times as needed according to `num`
* Then we just have to add the string to the variable created on step one, and increase or decrease `num` depending on how you set the loop.
* At the end of the loop, return the variable for the repeated word.
#### Relevant Links
* JS while Loop
* JS For Loops Explained
## ![:sunflower:](https://forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/sunflower.png?v=3 ":sunflower:") Intermediate Code Solution:
function repeatStringNumTimes(str, num) {
if(num < 0)
return "";
if(num === 1)
return str;
else
return str + repeatStringNumTimes(str, num - 1);
}
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### Code Explanation:
* This solution uses recursion.
* We check if `num` is negative and return an empty string if true.
* Then we check if it's equal to 1 and in that case we return the string itself.
* If not, we add the string to a call of our function with `num` being decreased by 1, which will add another `str` and another.. until eventually `num` is 1\. And return that whole process.
#### Relevant Links
* Functions - Recursion
## ![:rotating_light:](https://forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/rotating_light.png?v=3 ":rotating_light:") Advanced Code Solution:
function repeatStringNumTimes(str, num) {
return num > 0 ? str.repeat(num) : '';
}
repeatStringNumTimes("abc", 3);
![:rocket:](https://forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/rocket.png?v=3 ":rocket:") Run Code
### Code Explanation:
* This solution takes a declarative approach.
* It is similar to the third solution, except it uses the ternary operator form of the `if` statement.
#### Relevant Links
* JS Ternary
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