str_repeat
    (PHP 4, PHP 5)
str_repeat -- Repeat a string
Description
string 
str_repeat ( string input, int multiplier )
     Returns input_str repeated
     multiplier times.
     multiplier has to be greater than or equal to 0.
     If the multiplier is set to 0, the function will
     return an empty string.
    
Example 1. str_repeat() example 
<?php echo str_repeat("-=", 10); ?>
 |  
 The above example will output:  | 
     See also for,
     str_pad(), and 
     substr_count().