Development Help with Java

I was wondering if Java has the equivelent of the visual basic String() function. What it does is return a string containing a given number of a certain character. Eg:

a = String(23,"a")

would return a string containing 23 a's. Does such a function exist in Java?

 

dont believe so matey.. Could be wrong tho

check here for strings
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html

Laters
Jon

 

Like Jon, I'm not sure if one exists, but you could probably write one using a for loop. I don't really know java syntax, so this will be a rough guess. You'll have to clean it up, use proper variable scope, etc...

PHP:

Function LetterString(int_length,str_letter)
{
  outputString = "";
  for (i=int_length; i > 0; i--)
    {
    outputString = outputString + str_letter;
    }
}


Again, the syntax is wrong and you'll need to fill in a thing or two, but it should work.

 

This what you looking to do? can post the source if needed.

 

yeah like complexprocess a simple function would work in a global tools class or sommat.

Same code but perhaps with carling driven java syntax behind it

Laters
Jon

Code:

public String LetterString(int length,String letter)
{
  String outputString = "";
  for (int i=0; i <= length; i++)
  {
      outputString = outputString + letter;
  }
  return outputString;
}

or mebbe

Code:

public String LetterString(int length,char letter)
{
  String outputString = "";
  for (int i=0; i <= length; i++)
  {
      outputString = outputString + String.valueOf(letter);
  }
  return outputString;
}

 

if I had to guess....

Code:

string a;
a = 23+"a";
System.out.println(a);

again, I'm probably wrong...

/me attemps compilation

edit: nope

 

Yeah I can write my own method to do what I want. I was just wondering if Java had the same function vb has. I think Jon's code would work except shouldn't i start at 1 not 0?

 

Yes because i put an <= sign if it had just been a < it would have worked okay. I think

Without actually writing it and compiling it i couldnt test it tho LOL

Laters
Jon