[Zope] string n times

[Jim Sanford]

If score is equal to 8 then <dtml-var "'*' * score"> will give you ********

----- Original Message -----
From: Jorge Magalhaes <root@predict.telepac.pt>
To: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 8:47 AM
Subject: [Zope] string n times



Hi:

How i can repeat a string n times.  For example in  perl i can do:

            "*" x $score  ($score is a integer)

and if $score=10 i have ********** .

I tried use it for make histograms.

For example:

Student_ID Score
------------------------------------------
1030 *****************
1031 *******************
1032 ************
1033 ************************
__________________________________________
Mean ****************
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