Re: Simple way to create a big string of blanks?

["Michael Newberry" <mnewberry@...>]

Yes, "subtle". But remember words can be important.

Thanks for your help.

Michael

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roberto Ierusalimschy" <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br>
To: "Lua list" <lua@bazar2.conectiva.com.br>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: Simple way to create a big string of blanks?


> > I actually didn't try using string.rep() because I veered away when I 
> > read its documentation that said it "concatenates". So it did not sound 
> > like the tool to use.
>
> The manual does not say it "concatenates". It says "Returns a string
> that is the concatenation of n copies of the string s." There is a subtle
> (but important) difference.
>
> -- Roberto