How can I repeat a string N times in Perl?

Question

In Python, if I do this:

print \"4\" * 4

I get

> \"4444\"

In Perl, I\'d get

> 16
         


        

Answer 1

All answers, given so far, missed to mention that the operator x does not only work on string literals but also on string variables or expressions that build strings:

$msg = "hello ";
print $msg x 2;
print ($msg x 2) x 2;