gistfile1.scala

  val l = List("a","b","c","d")
  val getStyle = (k: Int) => l(k % l.length)
  val styles = List.tabulate(10)(getStyle)
  // styles: List[String] = List(a, b, c, d, a, b, c, d, a, b)

// or

  def getStyle[A](styles: Seq[A]) = (k: Int) => styles(k % styles.length)
  val l2 = List(1, 5, 9)
  val styles = List.tabulate(10)(getStyle(l2))
  // styles: List[Int] = List(1, 5, 9, 1, 5, 9, 1, 5, 9, 1)