The JavaScript exception "repeat count must be non-negative" occurs when the
String.prototype.repeat()
method is used with a
count
argument that is a negative number.
RangeError: argument out of range RangeError: repeat count must be non-negative (Firefox) RangeError: Invalid count value (Chrome)
String.prototype.repeat()
method has been used. It has a
count
parameter indicating the number of times to repeat the string. It must be between 0 and less than positive
Infinity
and cannot be a negative number. The range of allowed values can be described like this: [0, +∞).
'abc'.repeat(-1); // RangeError
'abc'.repeat(0); // '' 'abc'.repeat(1); // 'abc' 'abc'.repeat(2); // 'abcabc' 'abc'.repeat(3.5); // 'abcabcabc' (count will be converted to integer)