返回任意次数的字符串的最佳或最简洁的方法是什么?

以下是我目前为止拍得最好的照片:

function repeat(s, n){
    var a = [];
    while(a.length < n){
        a.push(s);
    }
    return a.join('');
}

当前回答

各种方法的测试:

var repeatMethods = {
    control: function (n,s) {
        /* all of these lines are common to all methods */
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        return '';
    },
    divideAndConquer:   function (n, s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        with(Math) { return arguments.callee(floor(n/2), s)+arguments.callee(ceil(n/2), s); }
    },
    linearRecurse: function (n,s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        return s+arguments.callee(--n, s);
    },
    newArray: function (n, s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        return (new Array(isNaN(n) ? 1 : ++n)).join(s);
    },
    fillAndJoin: function (n, s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        var ret = [];
        for (var i=0; i<n; i++)
            ret.push(s);
        return ret.join('');
    },
    concat: function (n,s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        var ret = '';
        for (var i=0; i<n; i++)
            ret+=s;
        return ret;
    },
    artistoex: function (n,s) {
        var result = '';
        while (n>0) {
            if (n&1) result+=s;
            n>>=1, s+=s;
        };
        return result;
    }
};
function testNum(len, dev) {
    with(Math) { return round(len+1+dev*(random()-0.5)); }
}
function testString(len, dev) {
    return (new Array(testNum(len, dev))).join(' ');
}
var testTime = 1000,
    tests = {
        biggie: { str: { len: 25, dev: 12 }, rep: {len: 200, dev: 50 } },
        smalls: { str: { len: 5, dev: 5}, rep: { len: 5, dev: 5 } }
    };
var testCount = 0;
var winnar = null;
var inflight = 0;
for (var methodName in repeatMethods) {
    var method = repeatMethods[methodName];
    for (var testName in tests) {
        testCount++;
        var test = tests[testName];
        var testId = methodName+':'+testName;
        var result = {
            id: testId,
            testParams: test
        }
        result.count=0;

        (function (result) {
            inflight++;
            setTimeout(function () {
                result.start = +new Date();
                while ((new Date() - result.start) < testTime) {
                    method(testNum(test.rep.len, test.rep.dev), testString(test.str.len, test.str.dev));
                    result.count++;
                }
                result.end = +new Date();
                result.rate = 1000*result.count/(result.end-result.start)
                console.log(result);
                if (winnar === null || winnar.rate < result.rate) winnar = result;
                inflight--;
                if (inflight==0) {
                    console.log('The winner: ');
                    console.log(winnar);
                }
            }, (100+testTime)*testCount);
        }(result));
    }
}

其他回答

String.prototype.repeat现在是ES6标准。

'abc'.repeat(3); //abcabcabc
function repeat(s, n) { var r=""; for (var a=0;a<n;a++) r+=s; return r;}

各种方法的测试:

var repeatMethods = {
    control: function (n,s) {
        /* all of these lines are common to all methods */
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        return '';
    },
    divideAndConquer:   function (n, s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        with(Math) { return arguments.callee(floor(n/2), s)+arguments.callee(ceil(n/2), s); }
    },
    linearRecurse: function (n,s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        return s+arguments.callee(--n, s);
    },
    newArray: function (n, s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        return (new Array(isNaN(n) ? 1 : ++n)).join(s);
    },
    fillAndJoin: function (n, s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        var ret = [];
        for (var i=0; i<n; i++)
            ret.push(s);
        return ret.join('');
    },
    concat: function (n,s) {
        if (n==0) return '';
        if (n==1 || isNaN(n)) return s;
        var ret = '';
        for (var i=0; i<n; i++)
            ret+=s;
        return ret;
    },
    artistoex: function (n,s) {
        var result = '';
        while (n>0) {
            if (n&1) result+=s;
            n>>=1, s+=s;
        };
        return result;
    }
};
function testNum(len, dev) {
    with(Math) { return round(len+1+dev*(random()-0.5)); }
}
function testString(len, dev) {
    return (new Array(testNum(len, dev))).join(' ');
}
var testTime = 1000,
    tests = {
        biggie: { str: { len: 25, dev: 12 }, rep: {len: 200, dev: 50 } },
        smalls: { str: { len: 5, dev: 5}, rep: { len: 5, dev: 5 } }
    };
var testCount = 0;
var winnar = null;
var inflight = 0;
for (var methodName in repeatMethods) {
    var method = repeatMethods[methodName];
    for (var testName in tests) {
        testCount++;
        var test = tests[testName];
        var testId = methodName+':'+testName;
        var result = {
            id: testId,
            testParams: test
        }
        result.count=0;

        (function (result) {
            inflight++;
            setTimeout(function () {
                result.start = +new Date();
                while ((new Date() - result.start) < testTime) {
                    method(testNum(test.rep.len, test.rep.dev), testString(test.str.len, test.str.dev));
                    result.count++;
                }
                result.end = +new Date();
                result.rate = 1000*result.count/(result.end-result.start)
                console.log(result);
                if (winnar === null || winnar.rate < result.rate) winnar = result;
                inflight--;
                if (inflight==0) {
                    console.log('The winner: ');
                    console.log(winnar);
                }
            }, (100+testTime)*testCount);
        }(result));
    }
}

简单的方法:

String.prototype.repeat = function(num) {
    num = parseInt(num);
    if (num < 0) return '';
    return new Array(num + 1).join(this);
}

小提琴:http://jsfiddle.net/3Y9v2/

function repeat(s, n){
    return ((new Array(n+1)).join(s));
}
alert(repeat('R', 10));