// https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Repeat_a_string import ballerina/io; function repeat(int l, string s) returns string { string[] out = []; foreach int _ in 1...l { out.push(s); } return "".concat(...out); } public function main() { io:println(repeat(5, "ha")); // Repeat a character: io:println("".padEnd(5, "x")); }