Printing a character n times

Is it possible to print a '.' (i.e..a dot) n times without using a loop?

I have a loop that waits for a response and I want the number of dots to be printed indicating what number loop its in

Thanks

Jason

Answer 1

[KSSV]

s = repelem('.',1,10) ;
fprintf('%s\n',s)

Answer 2

[madhan ravi]

n = 5; % number of times
join(repmat(".",5,1))