fix string multiplication

src/value.cpp

@@ -113,10 +113,19 @@ namespace rift {
 
         // If either value is a string, repeat it n times, where n is the second value.
         if (isString() || other.isString()) {
+            // make sure only one of them is a string
+            if (isString() && other.isString()) {
+                return string("<error: multiplication of strings>");
+            }
+
+            // figure out which one is string
+            const Value &str = isString() ? *this : other;
+            const Value &num = isString() ? other : *this;
+
+            // repeat the string n times
             std::string result;
-            auto count = other.isInteger() ? other.toInteger() : static_cast<int>(other.toFloat());
-            for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-                result += isString() ? getString() : other.getString();
+            for (int i = 0; i < num.toInteger(); ++i) {
+                result += str.toString();
             }
             return string(std::move(result));
         }

test/main.cpp

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ int main() {
         RIFT_TEST_CASE("{$'string interpolation: {2 + 2}'}", "string interpolation: 4");
         RIFT_TEST_CASE("{float('3.14')} {int('100')} {str(3.1415926)} {int('ABC')}", "3.14 100 3.14 NaN");
         RIFT_TEST_CASE("{precision(float('3.149268') * 1.5, 6)}", "4.723902");
+        RIFT_TEST_CASE("{'*' * 5} {4 * '*'} {'*' * 3.0} {2.0 * '*'}", "***** **** *** **");
     }
 
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