How to print character repeatedly using specifier instead of loop in java?

Question

I want to print a char '=' repeatedly where I give the no. of times the asterisk should be repeated.

Example: count = 20 and I want to print ==================== using printf() and format specifiers.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/388461/how-can-i-pad-a-string-in-java — TheSatinKnight, Aug 22 '22 at 19:30
Does this answer your question? [Simple way to repeat a string](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1235179/simple-way-to-repeat-a-string) — starball, Aug 24 '22 at 01:43

Basil Bourque · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-20T23:15:40.427

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`String#repeat`

Simply append a string generated by String#repeat method, in Java 11+.

String result = "=".repeat( 20 ) ;

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edited Jan 20 '23 at 23:15

answered Aug 21 '22 at 06:35

Basil Bourque