WorksheetFunction.Rept method (Excel)

Repeats text a given number of times. Use Rept to fill a cell with a number of instances of a text string.

Syntax

expression.Rept (Arg1, Arg2)

expression A variable that represents a WorksheetFunction object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Arg1 Required String Text - the text that you want to repeat.
Arg2 Required Double Number_times - a positive number specifying the number of times to repeat text.

Return value

String

Remarks

If number_times is 0 (zero), Rept returns "" (empty text).

If number_times is not an integer, it is truncated.

The result of the Rept function cannot be longer than 32,767 characters, or Rept returns the #VALUE! error value.

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