# How to manipulate a function (Append/Prepend) multiple times?

I'm having trouble trying to manipulate a function in a type of "loop" format. Essentially what I want to do is be able to manipulate the amount of Append functions I use. For example:

data={3,4,5,1,5,2,4}

Append[data,0]={3,4,5,1,5,2,4,0}

Append[Append[data,0],0]={3,4,5,1,5,2,4,0,0}

Append[Append[Append[data,0],0],0]={3,4,5,1,5,2,4,0,0,0}


and so on...

I was wondering if there was an easy way to manipulate the number of Append/Prepend functions I use to that it is as simple as typing 1 or 2 into a line of code to get the number of Append/Prepend functions I apply to that particular dataset.

Thanks!

• See Nest, but here PadRight looks better. – Kuba Jul 31 '17 at 20:51

data = {3, 4, 5, 1, 5, 2, 4};



or

{##, Sequence[0, 0, 0]} & @@ data


give

{3, 4, 5, 1, 5, 2, 4, 0, 0, 0}

Prepending:

ArrayPad[data, {3, 0}, x]


{x, x, x, 3, 4, 5, 1, 5, 2, 4}

• This is exactly what I needed, thanks a lot! – jeff Jul 31 '17 at 21:03
• You're welcome - thanks for acceptance – eldo Jul 31 '17 at 21:07
Nest[Append[#, 0] &, data, 3]


switch to Prepend for the equivalent result.