elasticsearch/docs/reference/query-languages/esql/_snippets/functions/repeat.md

REPEAT [esql-repeat]

Syntax

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Parameters

string

String expression.

number

Number times to repeat.

Description

Returns a string constructed by concatenating string with itself the specified number of times.

Supported types

string	number	result
keyword	integer	keyword
text	integer	keyword

Example

ROW a = "Hello!"
| EVAL triple_a = REPEAT(a, 3)

a:keyword	triple_a:keyword
Hello!	Hello!Hello!Hello!