RosettaCodeData/Task/Rep-string/REXX/rep-string-2.rexx

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/*REXX pgm determines if a string is a repString, it returns minimum length repString.*/
parse arg s /*get optional strings from the C.L. */
if s='' then s=1001110011 1110111011 0010010010 1010101010 1111111111 0100101101 0100100 101 11 00 1 45
/* [↑] S not specified? Use defaults*/
do k=1 for words(s); _=word(s,k); w=length(_) /*process binary strings. */
say right(_,max(25,w)) repString(_) /*show repString & result.*/
end /*k*/ /* [↑] the "result" may be negatory.*/
exit /*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */
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repString: procedure; parse arg x; L=length(x); @rep=' rep string='
if \datatype(x,'B') then return " ***error*** string isn't a binary string."
h=L%2
do j=1 for L-1 while j<=h; $=left(x,j); $$=copies($,L)
if left($$,L)==x then return @rep left($,15) "[length" j']'
end /*j*/ /* [↑] we have found a good repString.*/
return ' (no repetitions)' /*failure to find repString.*/