* for strings in Java
<p>In Python, there is a <code>*</code> operator for strings, I'm not sure what it's called but it does this:</p>

<pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; "h" * 9
"hhhhhhhhh"
</code></pre>

<p>Is there an operator in Java like Python's <code>*</code>?</p>
