---
name: x
status: documented
runtime: pp
source: src/runtime/pp/strings/repeat.rs
---
```{index} single: x; Perl built-in (pp runtime)
```

# x

`x` (repetition) operator

## Synopsis

```perl
$line = '-' x 80;          # 80 dashes
$pad  = ' ' x $width;
$s    = 'ab' x 3;          # "ababab"
```

## Description

Repeats a string a given number of times.

Pops the repeat count (right operand) and the string (left operand)
from the stack. Returns a new string consisting of the left operand
concatenated with itself COUNT times. A count of zero or less
produces an empty string. `Inf` and `NaN` counts are treated as
zero (matching perl5).

## See also

x, perlop