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PHP function equivalent to str_repeat but taking a callable instead.
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str_repeat_func.php
function str_repeat_func($function, $multiplier) {
if(!is_callable($function) || !is_integer($multiplier) || $multiplier <= 0)
return "";
$accumulator = "";
for($i = 0; $i < $multiplier; $i++)
$accumulator .= call_user_func($function);
return $accumulator;
}
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If you want to pass in a method, you can't pass $object->method; instead you need to pass ["className", "methodName"]. This is PHP wtfness; sorry.

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