SQL REPLICATE() is a String function, it is used to repeat the existing string for a specified number of times.
SQL Replicate function support both character string or binary data and returns the same type as the specified expression.
Syntax:
REPLICATE(string, integer)
Description:
- String: Specify the string to repeat
- Integer: The number of times to repeat the string
Example:
DECLARE @String VARCHAR(100) SET @String = 'Replicate Example - ' SELECT REPLICATE (@String, 4) AS 'Replicate Output'
Output:

SQL Replicate Function
As we expected, it repeated the given string four times.
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