1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/core/defchararray.py b/numpy/core/defchararray.py
index 005d35640..063b0c724 100644
--- a/numpy/core/defchararray.py
+++ b/numpy/core/defchararray.py
@@ -333,7 +333,24 @@ def multiply(a, i):
     -------
     out : ndarray
         Output array of str or unicode, depending on input types
-
+    
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> a = np.array(["a", "b", "c"])
+    >>> np.char.multiply(x, 3)
+    array(['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'], dtype='<U3')
+    >>> i = np.array([1, 2, 3])
+    >>> np.char.multiply(a, i)
+    array(['a', 'bb', 'ccc'], dtype='<U3')
+    >>> np.char.multiply(np.array(['a']), i)
+    array(['a', 'aa', 'aaa'], dtype='<U3')
+    >>> a = np.array(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']).reshape((2, 3))
+    >>> np.char.multiply(a, 3)
+    array([['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'],
+           ['ddd', 'eee', 'fff']], dtype='<U3')
+    >>> np.char.multiply(a, i)
+    array([['a', 'bb', 'ccc'],
+           ['d', 'ee', 'fff']], dtype='<U3')
     """
     a_arr = numpy.asarray(a)
     i_arr = numpy.asarray(i)