From: Tachikoma <ikari.shinji.eva@...>
Date: 2008-07-20T10:54:47+09:00
Subject: Re: repeat a method inside a string

On Jul 20, 3:44 am, Zoe Phoenix <dark_sgtphoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have a method that will generate a random HTML link, but I need to
> have it repeat inside a string interpolation.  I need to generate a
> number of random links at the bottom of HTML pages that are being
> generated.  I know how to insert the method into the string so it
> inserts a random link there, but I don't know how to get it to insert 30
> different links instead of just one.
>
> Inside the HTML, it looks like this to just insert one link:
>
> ########
> ..
> <div id="site"><div id="footer">
>   <p><a href="sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p>
>   <br>
>   #{insertlink}
>   <br>
>   </div></div><!-- footer ends -->
> ..
> ########
>
> What I don't know how to do is to get it to do the insertlink method 30
> times in that spot instead of just once. Help, please..?
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you may use
string * 30
to repeat the string 30 times