./src/share/classes/java/lang/AbstractStringBuilder.java

rev 5707 : [mq]: StringRepeat

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          }
          return this;
      }
  
      /**
+      * Appends {@code n} concatenated copies of the CharSequence to the
+      * current value.  If {@code n == 0}, then adds the empty string. If 
+      * @{code cs} is {@code null}, then adds {@code "null"} {@code n} times.
+      * 
+      * @param n the number of copies of the CharSequence to concatenate
+      * @param cs the CharSequence to concatenate (n times)
+      * @return a reference to this object
+      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if n < 0
+      * @since 1.8
+      */
+     public AbstractStringBuilder append(int n, CharSequence cs) {
+         if (n < 0) {
+             throw new IllegalArgumentException("n < 0");
+         }
+ 
+         for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+             append(cs);
+         }
+ 
+         return this;
+     }
+     
+     /**
       * Returns a string representing the data in this sequence.
       * A new {@code String} object is allocated and initialized to
       * contain the character sequence currently represented by this
       * object. This {@code String} is then returned. Subsequent
       * changes to this sequence do not affect the contents of the