Repeat a Character
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Read a character and a number n. Print the character repeated n times, without using String.repeat (it doesn't exist in Java 8).
Input
One line: char n.
Output
One line.
Example
Input
* 5
Output
*****
Editor
Java
Hints
Append the character n times in a loop.
Solution explanation
Java 11 added String.repeat; in Java 8 a loop with StringBuilder is the way.
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import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
char c = sc.next().charAt(0);
int n = sc.nextInt();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
sb.append(c);
}
System.out.println(sb);
}
}