DelphiBasics StringOfChar Function Creates a string with one character repeated many times System unit

function StringOfChar(RepeatCharacter Char; RepeatCount Integer):string;

Description The StringOfChar function creates a new string of length RepeatCount, filled by RepeatCharacter characters.   This function avoids the need for a for loop, or tedious typing. Related commands Concat Concatenates one or more strings into one string Copy Create a copy of part of a string or an array Delete Delete a section of characters from a string DupeString Creates a string containing copies of a substring Insert Insert a string into another string Move Copy bytes of data from a source to a destination SetString Copies characters from a buffer into a string StringReplace Replace one or more substrings found within a string StuffString Replaces a part of one string with another WrapText Add line feeds into a string to simulate word wrap  Download this web site as a Windows program.

Example code : Display a heading with underline characters beneath var   text, line : string; begin   // Write a heading with -'s as underline characters   text := '1.An introduction to life as we know it';   line := StringOfChar('-', Length(text));   // Display our underlined heading   ShowMessage(text);   ShowMessage(line); end; Show full unit code   1.An introduction to life as we know it   ---------------------------------------

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