patch 9.0.0430: cannot use repeat() with a blob
Problem: Cannot use repeat() with a blob.
Solution: Implement blob repeat. (closes #11090)
diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index 12d62a6..0126340 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@
remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
-repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
+repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
+ repeat {expr} {count} times
resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
@@ -7294,8 +7295,8 @@
result. Example: >
:let separator = repeat('-', 80)
< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
- When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
- {count} times. Example: >
+ When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
+ concatenated {count} times. Example: >
:let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].