# Removed array multiplication from Zig

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/removed-array-multiplication-from-zig/15316>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** language\
**Created:** [May 4, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/removed-array-multiplication-from-zig/15316 "2026-05-04T14:22:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![truly-not-taken](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/truly-not-taken/32/6205_2.png) [@truly-not-taken](https://ziggit.dev/u/truly-not-taken)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/removed-array-multiplication-from-zig/15316/18 "2026-10-14T10:26:03Z")

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```zig
test "we have ** at home" {
    const actual: [8]u8 = std.simd.repeat(8, @as(@Vector(3, u8), "ha ".*));
    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("ha ha ha", &actual);
}

```

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