REPLICATE

Description

Replicates a string value a specified number of times (REPLICATE in Transact-SQL).

Sample Source Pattern

Syntax

SQL Server

REPLICATE( string_expression, number_expression )

Snowflake SQL

Snowflake SQL Documentation

REPEAT(<input>, <n>)

JavaScript

JavaScript Documentation

String.repeat( number_expression )

Examples

SQL Server

Code:

SELECT REPLICATE('Staying alive',5) AS RESULT

Result:

RESULT                                                           |
-----------------------------------------------------------------+
Staying aliveStaying aliveStaying aliveStaying aliveStaying alive|

Snowflake SQL

Code:

SELECT REPEAT('Staying alive',5) AS RESULT;

Result:

RESULT                                                           |
-----------------------------------------------------------------+
Staying aliveStaying aliveStaying aliveStaying aliveStaying alive|

JavaScript

Code:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION REPEAT_STR (str varchar, occurrences float)
  RETURNS string
  LANGUAGE JAVASCRIPT
AS
$$
 
   return STR.repeat( OCCURRENCES );
$$;

SELECT REPEAT_STR('Staying alive ', 5) AS RESULT;

Result:

RESULT                                                           |
-----------------------------------------------------------------+
Staying aliveStaying aliveStaying aliveStaying aliveStaying alive|