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# Repeat Steps

Repeat Steps are CPGQL Steps which repeat another traversal multiple times.

### repeat..times <a href="#repeattimes" id="repeattimes"></a>

```
ocular> cpg.method.name("main").repeat(_.astChildren).times(4).l
res123: List[AstNode] = List(
  Call(
    id -> 13L,
    code -> "argc > 1",
    name -> "<operator>.greaterThan",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 16L,
    code -> "strcmp(argv[1], \"42\") == 0",
    name -> "<operator>.equals",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 24L,
    code -> "fprintf(stderr, \"It depends!\\n\")",
    name -> "fprintf",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 27L,
    code -> "exit(42)",
    name -> "exit",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  )
)
```

![](/files/DfHDmRpYn5HJOmhRtTva) ![](/files/P5vj8JOtHNJWVEvAqKym)

### repeat..until <a href="#repeatuntil" id="repeatuntil"></a>

```
ocular> cpg.method.name("main").repeat(_.astChildren)(_.until(_.isCall)).l
res124: List[AstNode] = List(
  Call(
    id -> 29L,
    code -> "printf(\"What is the meaning of life?\\n\")",
    name -> "printf",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 31L,
    code -> "exit(0)",
    name -> "exit",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 12L,
    code -> "argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], \"42\") == 0",
    name -> "<operator>.logicalAnd",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 24L,
    code -> "fprintf(stderr, \"It depends!\\n\")",
    name -> "fprintf",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 27L,
    code -> "exit(42)",
    name -> "exit",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  )
)
```

![](/files/DfHDmRpYn5HJOmhRtTva) ![](/files/P5vj8JOtHNJWVEvAqKym)

```
ocular> cpg.method.name("main").repeat(_.astChildren).until(_.isCall.name("exit")).l 
res125: List[AstNode] = List(
  Call(
    id -> 31L,
    code -> "exit(0)",
    name -> "exit",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 27L,
    code -> "exit(42)",
    name -> "exit",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  )
)
```

![](/files/DfHDmRpYn5HJOmhRtTva) ![](/files/P5vj8JOtHNJWVEvAqKym)

### repeat..emit..times <a href="#repeatemittimes" id="repeatemittimes"></a>

```
ocular> cpg.method.name("main").repeat(_.astChildren)(_.emit(_.isControlStructure).times(4)).l
res130: List[AstNode] = List(
  ControlStructure(
    id -> 11L,
    code -> "if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], \"42\") == 0)",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 13L,
    code -> "argc > 1",
    name -> "<operator>.greaterThan",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 16L,
    code -> "strcmp(argv[1], \"42\") == 0",
    name -> "<operator>.equals",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 24L,
    code -> "fprintf(stderr, \"It depends!\\n\")",
    name -> "fprintf",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 27L,
    code -> "exit(42)",
    name -> "exit",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  )
)
```

![](/files/CRrxFX9wuboXxDrdB2dv)

![](/files/DfHDmRpYn5HJOmhRtTva) ![](/files/P5vj8JOtHNJWVEvAqKym)

### repeat..emit..until <a href="#repeatemituntil" id="repeatemituntil"></a>

```
ocular> cpg.method.name("main").repeat(_.astChildren)(_.until(_.isCall).emitAllButFirst).l
res124: List[AstNode] = List(
  Call(
    id -> 29L,
    code -> "printf(\"What is the meaning of life?\\n\")",
    name -> "printf",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 31L,
    code -> "exit(0)",
    name -> "exit",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 12L,
    code -> "argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], \"42\") == 0",
    name -> "<operator>.logicalAnd",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 24L,
    code -> "fprintf(stderr, \"It depends!\\n\")",
    name -> "fprintf",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  ),
  Call(
    id -> 27L,
    code -> "exit(42)",
    name -> "exit",
// ...output trimmed for brevity
  )
)
```

![](/files/DfHDmRpYn5HJOmhRtTva) ![](/files/P5vj8JOtHNJWVEvAqKym)