replicate-as ( ... len quot: ( ... -- ... newelt ) exemplar -- ... newseq )
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Vocabulary
sequences

Inputs

len	an integer
quot	a quotation with stack effect ( ... -- ... newelt )
exemplar	a sequence

Outputs

newseq

a sequence

Word description
Calls the quotation len times, collecting results into a new sequence of the same type as the exemplar sequence.

Examples

USING: prettyprint kernel sequences ; 5 [ 100 random ] B{ } replicate-as .
B{ 44 8 2 33 18 }

See also
replicate

Definition

USING: kernel ;

IN: sequences

: replicate-as
    ( ... len quot: ( ... -- ... newelt ) exemplar -- ... newseq )
    [ [ drop ] prepose ] dip map-integers-as ; inline