REPEAT_STRING

Repeats the strings in the source column or custom input value a specified number of times, and returns the result in a new column.

Parameters

• sourceColumn – The name of an existing column.

• value – A character string to evaluate.

• count – The number of times to repeat the string.

• targetColumn – The name of the new column to be created.

Note

You can specify either sourceColumn or value, but not both.

Examples

{
    "RecipeAction": {
        "Operation": "REPEAT_STRING",
        "Parameters": {
            "count": 3,
            "sourceColumn": "last_name",
            "targetColumn": "last_name_repeat_string"
        }
    }
}

{
    "RecipeAction": {
        "Operation": "REPEAT_STRING",
        "Parameters": {
            "count": 80,
            "value": "*",
            "targetColumn": "80_stars"
        }
    }
}