core: add repeat of string in evaluation of expressions with "repeat:count,string" (closes #958)

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/doc/en/autogen/user/weechat_commands.adoc b/doc/en/autogen/user/weechat_commands.adoc
index fa1728803..5967c85f2 100644
--- a/doc/en/autogen/user/weechat_commands.adoc
+++ b/doc/en/autogen/user/weechat_commands.adoc
@@ -297,14 +297,15 @@ Some variables are replaced in expression, using the format ${variable}, variabl
   4. a string with max chars (format: "cut:max,suffix,string" or "cut:+max,suffix,string")
      or max chars displayed on screen (format: "cutscr:max,suffix,string" or "cutscr:+max,suffix,string")
   5. a reversed string (format: "rev:xxx")
-  6. a color (format: "color:xxx", see "Plugin API reference", function "color")
-  7. an info (format: "info:name,arguments", arguments are optional)
-  8. current date/time (format: "date" or "date:format")
-  9. an environment variable (format: "env:XXX")
-  10. a ternary operator (format: "if:condition?value_if_true:value_if_false")
-  11. an option (format: "file.section.option")
-  12. a local variable in buffer
-  13. a hdata name/variable (the value is automatically converted to string), by default "window" and "buffer" point to current window/buffer.
+  6. a repeated string (format: "repeat:count,string")
+  7. a color (format: "color:xxx", see "Plugin API reference", function "color")
+  8. an info (format: "info:name,arguments", arguments are optional)
+  9. current date/time (format: "date" or "date:format")
+  10. an environment variable (format: "env:XXX")
+  11. a ternary operator (format: "if:condition?value_if_true:value_if_false")
+  12. an option (format: "file.section.option")
+  13. a local variable in buffer
+  14. a hdata name/variable (the value is automatically converted to string), by default "window" and "buffer" point to current window/buffer.
 Format for hdata can be one of following:
   hdata.var1.var2...: start with a hdata (pointer must be known), and ask variables one after one (other hdata can be followed)
   hdata[list].var1.var2...: start with a hdata using a list, for example:
@@ -329,6 +330,8 @@ Examples (simple strings):
   /eval -n ${cut:+3,+,test}                      ==> te+
   /eval -n ${date:%H:%M:%S}                      ==> 07:46:40
   /eval -n ${if:${info:term_width}>80?big:small} ==> big
+  /eval -n ${rev:Hello}                          ==> olleH
+  /eval -n ${repeat:5,-}                         ==> -----
 
 Examples (conditions):
   /eval -n -c ${window.buffer.number} > 2 ==> 0