Repeat string N times without loop in Java

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Repeat string N times without loop in Java

package javaapplication1;
public class JavaApplication1 {
    /**
     * Repeat string <b>str</b> <b>times</b> time.
     * @param str string to repeat
     * @param times repeat str times time
     * @return generated string
     */
    public static String repeat(String str, int times) {
        return new String(new char[times]).replace("\0", str);
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(repeat("*", 5));
    }

}