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Permutations with repetitions

From Rosetta Code
Permutations with repetitions is a draft programming task. It is not yet considered ready to be promoted as a complete task, for reasons that should be found in its talk page.
Task

Generate a sequence of permutations of n elements drawn from choice of k values.

This sequence will have     elements, unless the program decides to terminate early.

Do not store all the intermediate values of the sequence, rather generate them as required, and pass the intermediate result to a deciding routine for combinations selection and/or early generator termination.

For example: When "cracking" a "combination" lock a sequence is required, but the sequence is terminated once a successful "combination" is found. This case is a good example of where it is not required to store all the intermediate permutations.

See Also:

The number of samples of size k from n objects.

With   combinations and permutations   generation tasks.

Order Unimportant Order Important
Without replacement
Task: Combinations Task: Permutations
With replacement
Task: Combinations with repetitions Task: Permutations with repetitions


11l

Translation of: Kotlin
V n = 3
V values = [‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’]
V k = values.len
V decide = pc -> pc[0] == ‘B’ & pc[1] == ‘C’
V pn = [0] * n
V pc = ["\0"] * n
L
   L(x) pn
      pc[L.index] = values[x]
   print(pc)

   I decide(pc)
      L.break

   V i = 0
   L
      pn[i]++
      I pn[i] < k
         L.break
      pn[i] = 0
      i++
      I i == n
         ^L.break
Output:
[A, A, A]
[B, A, A]
[C, A, A]
[D, A, A]
[A, B, A]
[B, B, A]
[C, B, A]
[D, B, A]
[A, C, A]
[B, C, A]

ALGOL 68

Works with: ALGOL 68 version Revision 1 - one minor extension to language used - PRAGMA READ, similar to C's #include directive.
Works with: ALGOL 68G version Any - tested with release algol68g-2.6.

File: prelude_permutations_with_repetitions.a68

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- #

MODE PERMELEMLIST = FLEX[0]PERMELEM;
MODE PERMELEMLISTYIELD = PROC(PERMELEMLIST)VOID;

PROC perm gen elemlist = (FLEX[]PERMELEMLIST master, PERMELEMLISTYIELD yield)VOID:(
  [LWB master:UPB master]INT counter;
  [LWB master:UPB master]PERMELEM out;
  FOR i FROM LWB counter TO UPB counter DO
    INT c = counter[i] := LWB master[i];
    out[i] := master[i][c]
  OD;
  yield(out);
  WHILE TRUE DO
    INT next i := LWB counter;
    counter[next i] +:= 1;
    FOR i FROM LWB counter TO UPB counter WHILE counter[i]>UPB master[i] DO
      INT c = counter[i] := LWB master[i];
      out[i] := master[i][c];
      next i := i + 1;
      IF next i > UPB counter THEN done FI;
      counter[next i] +:= 1
    OD;
    INT c = counter[next i];
    out[next i] := master[next i][c];
    yield(out)
  OD;
  done: SKIP
);

SKIP

File: test_permutations_with_repetitions.a68

#!/usr/bin/a68g --script #
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- #

MODE PERMELEM = STRING;
PR READ "prelude_permutations_with_repetitions.a68" PR;

INT lead actor = 1, co star = 2;
PERMELEMLIST actors list = ("Chris Ciaffa", "Keith Urban","Tom Cruise",
                            "Katie Holmes","Mimi Rogers","Nicole Kidman");

FLEX[0]PERMELEMLIST combination := (actors list, actors list, actors list, actors list);

FORMAT partner fmt = $g"; "$;
test:(
# FOR PERMELEMELEM candidate in # perm gen elemlist(combination #) DO (#,
##   (PERMELEMLIST candidate)VOID: (
    printf((partner fmt,candidate));
    IF candidate[lead actor] = "Keith Urban" AND candidate[co star]="Nicole Kidman" OR
       candidate[co star] = "Keith Urban" AND candidate[lead actor]="Nicole Kidman" THEN
      print((" => Sunday + Faith as extras", new line)); # children #
      done
    FI;
    print(new line)
# OD #));
  done: SKIP
)

Output:

Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Keith Urban; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Tom Cruise; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Katie Holmes; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Mimi Rogers; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Nicole Kidman; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Chris Ciaffa; Keith Urban; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Keith Urban; Keith Urban; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Tom Cruise; Keith Urban; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Katie Holmes; Keith Urban; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Mimi Rogers; Keith Urban; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa; 
Nicole Kidman; Keith Urban; Chris Ciaffa; Chris Ciaffa;  => Sunday + Faith as extras

AppleScript

Strict evaluation of the whole set

Permutations with repetitions, using strict evaluation, generating the entire set (where system constraints permit) with some degree of efficiency. For lazy or interruptible evaluation, see the second example below.

-- e.g. replicateM(3, {1, 2})) -> 
-- {{1, 1, 1}, {1, 1, 2}, {1, 2, 1}, {1, 2, 2}, {2, 1, 1}, 
--  {2, 1, 2}, {2, 2, 1}, {2, 2, 2}}

-- replicateM :: Int -> [a] -> [[a]]
on replicateM(n, xs)
    script go
        script cons
            on |λ|(a, bs)
                {a} & bs
            end |λ|
        end script
        on |λ|(x)
            if x  0 then
                {{}}
            else
                liftA2List(cons, xs, |λ|(x - 1))
            end if
        end |λ|
    end script
    
    go's |λ|(n)
end replicateM


-- TEST ------------------------------------------------------------
on run
    
    replicateM(2, {1, 2, 3})
    
    -- {{1, 1}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 1}, {2, 2}, {2, 3}, {3, 1}, {3, 2}, {3, 3}}
end run


-- GENERIC FUNCTIONS -----------------------------------------------

-- concatMap :: (a -> [b]) -> [a] -> [b]
on concatMap(f, xs)
    set lng to length of xs
    set acc to {}
    tell mReturn(f)
        repeat with i from 1 to lng
            set acc to acc & |λ|(item i of xs, i, xs)
        end repeat
    end tell
    return acc
end concatMap

-- liftA2List :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c]
on liftA2List(f, xs, ys)
    script
        property g : mReturn(f)'s |λ|
        on |λ|(x)
            script
                on |λ|(y)
                    {g(x, y)}
                end |λ|
            end script
            concatMap(result, ys)
        end |λ|
    end script
    concatMap(result, xs)
end liftA2List

-- Lift 2nd class handler function into 1st class script wrapper 
-- mReturn :: First-class m => (a -> b) -> m (a -> b)
on mReturn(f)
    if class of f is script then
        f
    else
        script
            property |λ| : f
        end script
    end if
end mReturn
Output:
{{1, 1}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 1}, {2, 2}, {2, 3}, {3, 1}, {3, 2}, {3, 3}}

Lazy evaluation with a generator

Permutations with repetition by treating the elements as an ordered set, and writing a function from a zero-based index to the nth permutation. This allows us terminate a repeated generation on some condition, or explore a sub-set without needing to generate the whole set:

use AppleScript version "2.4"
use framework "Foundation"
use scripting additions

-- permutesWithRepns :: [a] -> Int -> Generator [[a]]
on permutesWithRepns(xs, n)
    script
        property f : curry3(my nthPermutationWithRepn)'s |λ|(xs)'s |λ|(n)
        property limit : (length of xs) ^ n
        property i : -1
        on |λ|()
            set i to 1 + i
            if i < limit then
                return f's |λ|(i)
            else
                missing value
            end if
        end |λ|
    end script
end permutesWithRepns


-- nthPermutationWithRepn :: [a] -> Int -> Int -> [a]
on nthPermutationWithRepn(xs, intGroup, intIndex)
    set intBase to length of xs
    if intIndex < (intBase ^ intGroup) then
        set ds to baseDigits(intBase, xs, intIndex)
        
        -- With any 'leading zeros' required by length
        replicate(intGroup - (length of ds), item 1 of xs) & ds
    else
        missing value
    end if
end nthPermutationWithRepn


-- baseDigits :: Int -> [a] -> [a]
on baseDigits(intBase, digits, n)
    script
        on |λ|(v)
            if 0 = v then
                Nothing()
            else
                Just(Tuple(item (1 + (v mod intBase)) of digits, ¬
                    v div intBase))
            end if
        end |λ|
    end script
    unfoldr(result, n)
end baseDigits


-- TEST ------------------------------------------------------------------
on run
    set cs to "ACKR"
    set wordLength to 5
    set gen to permutesWithRepns(cs, wordLength)
    
    set i to 0
    set v to gen's |λ|() -- First permutation drawn from series
    set alpha to v
    set psi to alpha
    
    repeat while missing value is not v
        set s to concat(v)
        if "crack" = toLower(s) then
            return ("Permutation " & (i as text) & " of " & ¬
                (((length of cs) ^ wordLength) as integer) as text) & ¬
                ": " & s & linefeed & ¬
                "Found after searching from " & alpha & " thru " & psi
        else
            set i to 1 + i
            set psi to v
        end if
        set v to gen's |λ|()
    end repeat
end run


-- GENERIC ----------------------------------------------------------

-- Just :: a -> Maybe a
on Just(x)
    {type:"Maybe", Nothing:false, Just:x}
end Just

-- Nothing :: Maybe a
on Nothing()
    {type:"Maybe", Nothing:true}
end Nothing

-- Tuple (,) :: a -> b -> (a, b)
on Tuple(a, b)
    {type:"Tuple", |1|:a, |2|:b, length:2}
end Tuple

-- concat :: [[a]] -> [a]
-- concat :: [String] -> String
on concat(xs)
    set lng to length of xs
    if 0 < lng and string is class of (item 1 of xs) then
        set acc to ""
    else
        set acc to {}
    end if
    repeat with i from 1 to lng
        set acc to acc & item i of xs
    end repeat
    acc
end concat

-- curry3 :: ((a, b, c) -> d) -> a -> b -> c -> d
on curry3(f)
    script
        on |λ|(a)
            script
                on |λ|(b)
                    script
                        on |λ|(c)
                            |λ|(a, b, c) of mReturn(f)
                        end |λ|
                    end script
                end |λ|
            end script
        end |λ|
    end script
end curry3

-- Lift 2nd class handler function into 1st class script wrapper 
-- mReturn :: First-class m => (a -> b) -> m (a -> b)
on mReturn(f)
    if class of f is script then
        f
    else
        script
            property |λ| : f
        end script
    end if
end mReturn

-- Egyptian multiplication - progressively doubling a list, appending
-- stages of doubling to an accumulator where needed for binary 
-- assembly of a target length
-- replicate :: Int -> a -> [a]
on replicate(n, a)
    set out to {}
    if n < 1 then return out
    set dbl to {a}
    
    repeat while (n > 1)
        if (n mod 2) > 0 then set out to out & dbl
        set n to (n div 2)
        set dbl to (dbl & dbl)
    end repeat
    return out & dbl
end replicate

-- toLower :: String -> String
on toLower(str)
    set ca to current application
    ((ca's NSString's stringWithString:(str))'s ¬
        lowercaseStringWithLocale:(ca's NSLocale's currentLocale())) as text
end toLower

-- > unfoldr (\b -> if b == 0 then Nothing else Just (b, b-1)) 10
-- > [10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1] 
-- unfoldr :: (b -> Maybe (a, b)) -> b -> [a]
on unfoldr(f, v)
    set xr to Tuple(v, v) -- (value, remainder)
    set xs to {}
    tell mReturn(f)
        repeat -- Function applied to remainder.
            set mb to |λ|(|2| of xr)
            if Nothing of mb then
                exit repeat
            else -- New (value, remainder) tuple,
                set xr to Just of mb
                -- and value appended to output list.
                set end of xs to |1| of xr
            end if
        end repeat
    end tell
    return xs
end unfoldr
Output:
Permutation 589 of 1024: CRACK
Found after searching from AAAAA thru ARACK

Arturo

decide: function [pc]->
    and? pc\0 = `B`
         pc\1 = `C`

permutation: function [vals, n][
    k: size vals
    pn: array.of:n 0
    p: array.of:n `0`

    while [true][
        loop.with:'i pn 'x -> p\[i]: vals\[x]
        print p
        if decide p -> return ø
        i: 0
        while [true][
            pn\[i]: pn\[i] + 1
            if pn\[i] < k -> break
            pn\[i]: 0
            i: i + 1
            if i = n -> return ø
        ]
    ]
]

permutation "ABCD" 3
Output:
A A A 
B A A 
C A A 
D A A 
A B A 
B B A 
C B A 
D B A 
A C A 
B C A

AutoHotkey

Use the function from http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Permutations#Alternate_Version with opt=1

P(n,k="",opt=0,delim="",str="") { ; generate all n choose k permutations lexicographically
	;1..n = range, or delimited list, or string to parse
	;	to process with a different min index, pass a delimited list, e.g. "0`n1`n2"
	;k = length of result
	;opt 0 = no repetitions
	;opt 1 = with repetitions
	;opt 2 = run for 1..k
	;opt 3 = run for 1..k with repetitions
	;str = string to prepend (used internally)
	;returns delimited string, error message, or (if k > n) a blank string
	i:=0
	If !InStr(n,"`n")
		If n in 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
			Loop, %n%
				n := A_Index = 1 ? A_Index : n "`n" A_Index
		Else
			Loop, Parse, n, %delim%
				n := A_Index = 1 ? A_LoopField : n "`n" A_LoopField
	If (k = "")
		RegExReplace(n,"`n","",k), k++
	If k is not Digit
		Return "k must be a digit."
	If opt not in 0,1,2,3
		Return "opt invalid."
	If k = 0
		Return str
	Else
		Loop, Parse, n, `n
			If (!InStr(str,A_LoopField) || opt & 1)
				s .= (!i++ ? (opt & 2 ? str "`n" : "") : "`n" )
					. P(n,k-1,opt,delim,str . A_LoopField . delim)
		Return s
}

AWK

# syntax: GAWK -f PERMUTATIONS_WITH_REPETITIONS.AWK
# converted from C
BEGIN {
    numbers = 3
    upto = 4
    for (tmp2=1; tmp2<=numbers; tmp2++) {
      arr[tmp2] = 1
    }
    arr[numbers] = 0
    tmp1 = numbers
    while (1) {
      if (arr[tmp1] == upto) {
        if (--tmp1 == 0) {
          break
        }
      }
      else {
        arr[tmp1]++
        while (tmp1 < numbers) {
          arr[++tmp1] = 1
        }
        printf("(")
        for (tmp2=1; tmp2<=numbers; tmp2++) {
          printf("%d",arr[tmp2])
        }
        printf(")")
      }
    }
    printf("\n")
    exit(0)
}
Output:
(111)(112)(113)(114)(121)(122)(123)(124)(131)(132)(133)(134)(141)(142)(143)(144)(211)(212)(213)(214)(221)(222)(223)(224)(231)(232)(233)(234)(241)(242)(243)(244)(311)(312)(313)(314)(321)(322)(323)(324)(331)(332)(333)(334)(341)(342)(343)(344)(411)(412)(413)(414)(421)(422)(423)(424)(431)(432)(433)(434)(441)(442)(443)(444)

BASIC

QBasic

Works with: QBasic version 1.1
Works with: QuickBasic version 4.5
Translation of: FreeBASIC
DIM list1$(1 TO 2, 1 TO 3) '= {{"a", "b", "c"}, {"a", "b", "c"}}
DIM list2$(1 TO 2, 1 TO 3) '= {{"1", "2", "3"}, {"1", "2", "3"}}

permutation$(list1$())
PRINT
permutation$(list2$())
END

SUB permutation$(list1$())
    
    FOR n = 1 TO UBOUND(list1$,1)
        FOR m = 1 TO UBOUND(list1$,2)
            PRINT list1$(1, n); " "; list1$(2, m)
        NEXT m
    NEXT n
    PRINT
END SUB
Output:
Same as FreeBASIC entry.

BASIC256

Translation of: FreeBASIC
arraybase 1
dim list1 = {{"a", "b", "c"}, {"a", "b", "c"}}
dim list2 = {{"1", "2", "3"}, {"1", "2", "3"}}

call permutation(list1)
print
call permutation(list2)
end

subroutine permutation(list1)
    for n = 1 to list1[][?]
        for m = 1 to list1[][?]
            print list1[1, n]; " "; list1[2, m]
        next m
    next n
    print
end subroutine
Output:
Same as FreeBASIC entry.

FreeBASIC

Dim As String list1(1 To 2, 1 To 3) = {{"a", "b", "c"}, {"a", "b", "c"}}
Dim As String list2(1 To 2, 1 To 3) = {{"1", "2", "3"}, {"1", "2", "3"}}

Sub permutation(list() As String)
    Dim As Integer n, m
    For n = Lbound(list,2) To Ubound(list,2)
        For m = Lbound(list,2) To Ubound(list,2)
            Print list(1, n); " "; list(2, m)
        Next m
    Next n
    Print
End Sub

permutation(list1())
Print
permutation(list2())
Sleep
Output:
a a
a b
a c
b a
b b
b c
c a
c b
c c

1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
2 2
2 3
3 1
3 2
3 3


C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(){	
	int temp;
	int numbers=3;
	int a[numbers+1], upto = 4, temp2;
	for( temp2 = 1 ; temp2 <= numbers; temp2++){
		a[temp2]=1;
	}
	a[numbers]=0;
	temp=numbers;
	while(1){
		if(a[temp]==upto){
			temp--;
			if(temp==0)
				break;
		}
		else{
			a[temp]++;
			while(temp<numbers){
				temp++;
				a[temp]=1;
			}
			
			printf("(");
			for( temp2 = 1 ; temp2 <= numbers; temp2++){
				printf("%d", a[temp2]);
			}
			printf(")");
		}
	}
	return 0;
}
Output:
(111)(112)(113)(114)(121)(122)(123)(124)(131)(132)(133)(134)(141)(142)(143)(144)(211)(212)(213)(214)(221)(222)(223)(224)(231)(232)(233)(234)(241)(242)(243)(244)(311)(312)(313)(314)(321)(322)(323)(324)(331)(332)(333)(334)(341)(342)(343)(344)(411)(412)(413)(414)(421)(422)(423)(424)(431)(432)(433)(434)(441)(442)(443)(444)

C++

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

struct Generator
{
    public:
        Generator(int s, int v)
            : cSlots(s)
            , cValues(v)
        {
            a = new int[s];

            for (int i = 0; i < cSlots - 1; i++) {
                a[i] = 1;
            }
            a[cSlots - 1] = 0;

            nextInd = cSlots;
        }

        ~Generator()
        {
            delete a;
        }

        bool doNext()
        {
            for (;;)
            {
                if (a[nextInd - 1] == cValues) {
                    nextInd--;
                    if (nextInd == 0)
                        return false;
                }
                else {
                    a[nextInd - 1]++;
                    while (nextInd < cSlots) {
                        nextInd++;
                        a[nextInd - 1] = 1;
                    }

                    return true;
                }
            }
        }

        void doPrint()
        {
            printf("(");
            for (int i = 0; i < cSlots; i++) {
                printf("%d", a[i]);
            }
            printf(")");
        }

    private:
        int *a;
        int cSlots;
        int cValues;
        int nextInd;
};


int main() 
{
    Generator g(3, 4);

    while (g.doNext()) {
        g.doPrint();
    }

    return 0;
}
Output:
(111)(112)(113)(114)(121)(122)(123)(124)(131)(132)(133)(134)(141)(142)(143)(144)(211)(212)(213)(214)(221)(222)(223)(224)(231)(232)(233)(234)(241)(242)(243)(244)(311)(312)(313)(314)(321)(322)(323)(324)(331)(332)(333)(334)(341)(342)(343)(344)(411)(412)(413)(414)(421)(422)(423)(424)(431)(432)(433)(434)(441)(442)(443)(444)

D

opApply Version

Translation of: Scala
import std.array;

struct PermutationsWithRepetitions(T) {
    const T[] data;
    const int n;

    int opApply(int delegate(ref T[]) dg) {
        int result;
        T[] aux;

        if (n == 1) {
            foreach (el; data) {
                aux = [el];
                result = dg(aux);
                if (result) goto END;
            }
        } else {
            foreach (el; data) {
                foreach (p; PermutationsWithRepetitions(data, n - 1)) {
                    aux = el ~ p;
                    result = dg(aux);
                    if (result) goto END;
                }
            }
        }

        END:
        return result;
    }
}

auto permutationsWithRepetitions(T)(T[] data, in int n) pure nothrow
in {
    assert(!data.empty && n > 0);
} body {
    return PermutationsWithRepetitions!T(data, n);
}

void main() {
    import std.stdio, std.array;
    [1, 2, 3].permutationsWithRepetitions(2).array.writeln;
}
Output:
[[1, 1], [1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 1], [2, 2], [2, 3], [3, 1], [3, 2], [3, 3]]

Generator Range Version

Translation of: Scala
import std.stdio, std.array, std.concurrency;

Generator!(T[]) permutationsWithRepetitions(T)(T[] data, in uint n)
in {
    assert(!data.empty && n > 0);
} body {
    return new typeof(return)({
        if (n == 1) {
            foreach (el; data)
                yield([el]);
        } else {
            foreach (el; data)
                foreach (perm; permutationsWithRepetitions(data, n - 1))
                    yield(el ~ perm);
        }
    });
}

void main() {
    [1, 2, 3].permutationsWithRepetitions(2).writeln;
}

The output is the same.

EasyLang

Translation of: Wren
n = 3
values$[] = strchars "ABCD"
# 
func decide pc$[] .
   return if pc$[1] = "B" and pc$[2] = "C"
.
for i to n
   pn[] &= 1
.
len pc$[] n
repeat
   for i to len pn[]
      pc$[i] = values$[pn[i]]
   .
   print strjoin pc$[]
   until decide pc$[] = 1
   i = 1
   repeat
      pn[i] += 1
      until pn[i] <= len values$[]
      pn[i] = 1
      i += 1
      if i = n
         print "done"
         break 2
      .
   .
.
Output:
AAA
BAA
CAA
DAA
ABA
BBA
CBA
DBA
ACA
BCA

EchoLisp

(lib 'sequences) ;; (indices   ..) 
(lib 'list) ;; (list-permute ..)

;; (indices range_1 ..range_k) returns a  procrastinator (lazy sequence)
;; which gives all combinations of indices_i in range_i.
;;
;; If  all  k ranges are equal to (0 ...n-1)
;; (indices (make-vector k n))
;; will give the n^k permutations with repetitions of the integers (0 ... n-1).


(define perms (indices (make-vector 2 3)))
(take perms #:all)
     (#(0 0) #(0 1) #(0 2) #(1 0) #(1 1) #(1 2) #(2 0) #(2 1) #(2 2))
(length perms)  9
    
;; 6-permute the numbers (0 ....9)
(define perms (indices (make-vector 6 10)))
(length perms)  1000000

;; passing the procrastinator to a routine
;; which stops when sum = 22
(for ((p perms))
    #:break (= (apply + (vector->list p)) 22) => p )
       #( 0 0 0 4 9 9)
     
;; to permute any objects, use (list-permute list permutation-vector/list)
(list-permute '(a b c d e) '(1 0 1 0 3 2 1))
     (b a b a d c b)
(list-permute '(a b c d e) #(1 0 1 0 3 2 1))
     (b a b a d c b)

Elixir

Translation of: Erlang
defmodule RC do
  def perm_rep(list), do: perm_rep(list, length(list))
  
  def perm_rep([], _), do: [[]]
  def perm_rep(_,  0), do: [[]]
  def perm_rep(list, i) do
    for x <- list, y <- perm_rep(list, i-1), do: [x|y]
  end
end

list = [1, 2, 3]
Enum.each(1..3, fn n ->
  IO.inspect RC.perm_rep(list,n)
end)
Output:
[[1], [2], [3]]
[[1, 1], [1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 1], [2, 2], [2, 3], [3, 1], [3, 2], [3, 3]]
[[1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 2], [1, 1, 3], [1, 2, 1], [1, 2, 2], [1, 2, 3], [1, 3, 1],
 [1, 3, 2], [1, 3, 3], [2, 1, 1], [2, 1, 2], [2, 1, 3], [2, 2, 1], [2, 2, 2],
 [2, 2, 3], [2, 3, 1], [2, 3, 2], [2, 3, 3], [3, 1, 1], [3, 1, 2], [3, 1, 3],
 [3, 2, 1], [3, 2, 2], [3, 2, 3], [3, 3, 1], [3, 3, 2], [3, 3, 3]]

Erlang

-module(permute).
-export([permute/1]).

permute(L) -> permute(L,length(L)).
permute([],_) -> [[]];
permute(_,0) -> [[]];
permute(L,I) -> [[X|Y] || X<-L, Y<-permute(L,I-1)].

Go

package main

import "fmt"

var (
    n      = 3
    values = []string{"A", "B", "C", "D"}
    k      = len(values)
    decide = func(p []string) bool {
        return p[0] == "B" && p[1] == "C"
    }
)

func main() {
    pn := make([]int, n)
    p := make([]string, n)
    for {
        // generate permutaton
        for i, x := range pn {
            p[i] = values[x]
        }
        // show progress
        fmt.Println(p)
        // pass to deciding function
        if decide(p) {
            return // terminate early
        }
        // increment permutation number
        for i := 0; ; {
            pn[i]++
            if pn[i] < k {
                break
            }
            pn[i] = 0
            i++
            if i == n {
                return // all permutations generated
            }
        }
    }
}
Output:
[A A A]
[B A A]
[C A A]
[D A A]
[A B A]
[B B A]
[C B A]
[D B A]
[A C A]
[B C A]

Haskell

import Control.Monad (replicateM)

main = mapM_ print (replicateM 2 [1,2,3])
Output:
[1,1]
[1,2]
[1,3]
[2,1]
[2,2]
[2,3]
[3,1]
[3,2]
[3,3]

J

The task asks us to pass each intermediate value to a selection-or-early-termination function.

Suppose we're cracking a combination lock and want to stop when we generate the unlocking combination:

   Found=: 0 1 1&-:  NB. sample early termination point
   v=: {{
a=.(x#~#y)#:1+x#.y   NB. generate next n-permutation
1 Z:*./a=<:x         NB. quit if we've exhausted all n-perms
a [1 Z:Found a       NB. pass to external verb to decide whether we're done
}}
   pr=: ] ]F:v [#0:  NB. permutations w/ repetition
   3 pr 4            NB. generate n-perms until target seq is found
0 0 1
0 0 2
0 0 3
0 1 0
0 1 1

For comparison,

perm=: # #: i.@^~

generates all such permutations:

   2 perm 3
0 0
0 1
0 2
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 0
2 1
2 2

Position in the sequence is an integer from i.n^k, for example:

   i.3^2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The sequence itself is expressed using (k#n)#: position, for example:

   (2#3)#:i.3^2
0 0
0 1
0 2
1 0
1 1
1 2
2 0
2 1
2 2

Java

Works with: Java version 8
import java.util.function.Predicate;

public class PermutationsWithRepetitions {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        char[] chars = {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'};
        // looking for bba
        permute(chars, 3, i -> i[0] == 1 && i[1] == 1 && i[2] == 0);
    }

    static void permute(char[] a, int k, Predicate<int[]> decider) {
        int n = a.length;
        if (k < 1 || k > n)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal number of positions.");

        int[] indexes = new int[n];
        int total = (int) Math.pow(n, k);

        while (total-- > 0) {
            for (int i = 0; i < n - (n - k); i++)
                System.out.print(a[indexes[i]]);
            System.out.println();

            if (decider.test(indexes))
                break;

            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                if (indexes[i] >= n - 1) {
                    indexes[i] = 0;
                } else {
                    indexes[i]++;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Output:

aaa
baa
caa
daa
aba
bba

JavaScript

ES5

Permutations with repetitions, using strict evaluation, generating the entire set (where system constraints permit) with some degree of efficiency. For lazy or interruptible evaluation, see the second example below.

(function () {
    'use strict';

    // permutationsWithRepetition :: Int -> [a] -> [[a]]
    var permutationsWithRepetition = function (n, as) {
        return as.length > 0 ? (
            foldl1(curry(cartesianProduct)(as), replicate(n, as))
        ) : [];
    };


    // GENERIC FUNCTIONS -----------------------------------------------------

    // cartesianProduct :: [a] -> [b] -> [[a, b]]
    var cartesianProduct = function (xs, ys) {
        return [].concat.apply([], xs.map(function (x) {
            return [].concat.apply([], ys.map(function (y) {
                return [
                    [x].concat(y)
                ];
            }));
        }));
    };

    // foldl1 :: (a -> a -> a) -> [a] -> a
    var foldl1 = function (f, xs) {
        return xs.length > 0 ? xs.slice(1)
            .reduce(f, xs[0]) : [];
    };

    // replicate :: Int -> a -> [a]
    var replicate = function (n, a) {
        var v = [a],
            o = [];
        if (n < 1) return o;
        while (n > 1) {
            if (n & 1) o = o.concat(v);
            n >>= 1;
            v = v.concat(v);
        }
        return o.concat(v);
    };

    // curry :: ((a, b) -> c) -> a -> b -> c
    var curry = function (f) {
        return function (a) {
            return function (b) {
                return f(a, b);
            };
        };
    };

    // TEST -----------------------------------------------------------------
    // show :: a -> String
    var show = function (x) {
        return JSON.stringify(x);
    }; //, null, 2);

    return show(permutationsWithRepetition(2, [1, 2, 3]));

    //--> [[1,1],[1,2],[1,3],[2,1],[2,2],[2,3],[3,1],[3,2],[3,3]]
})();
Output:
[[1,1],[1,2],[1,3],[2,1],[2,2],[2,3],[3,1],[3,2],[3,3]]

Permutations with repetition by treating the elements as an ordered set, and writing a function from a zero-based index to the nth permutation. This allows us terminate a repeated generation on some condition, or explore a sub-set without needing to generate the whole set:

(function () {
    'use strict';

    // nthPermutationWithRepn :: [a] -> Int -> Int -> [a]
    var nthPermutationWithRepn = function (xs, groupSize, index) {
        var intBase = xs.length,
            intSetSize = Math.pow(intBase, groupSize),
            lastIndex = intSetSize - 1; // zero-based

        if (intBase < 1 || index > lastIndex) return undefined;

        var baseElements = unfoldr(function (m) {
                var v = m.new,
                    d = Math.floor(v / intBase);
                return {
                    valid: d > 0,
                    value: xs[v % intBase],
                    new: d
                };
            }, index),
            intZeros = groupSize - baseElements.length;

        return intZeros > 0 ? replicate(intZeros, xs[0])
            .concat(baseElements) : baseElements;
    };

    // GENERIC FUNCTIONS

    // unfoldr :: (b -> Maybe (a, b)) -> b -> [a]
    var unfoldr = function (mf, v) {
        var xs = [];
        return [until(function (m) {
                return !m.valid;
            }, function (m) {
                var m2 = mf(m);
                return m2.valid && (xs = [m2.value].concat(xs)), m2;
            }, {
                valid: true,
                value: v,
                new: v
            })
            .value
        ].concat(xs);
    };

    // until :: (a -> Bool) -> (a -> a) -> a -> a
    var until = function (p, f, x) {
        var v = x;
        while (!p(v)) {
            v = f(v);
        }
        return v;
    };

    // replicate :: Int -> a -> [a]
    var replicate = function (n, a) {
        var v = [a],
            o = [];
        if (n < 1) return o;
        while (n > 1) {
            if (n & 1) o = o.concat(v);
            n >>= 1;
            v = v.concat(v);
        }
        return o.concat(v);
    };

    // show :: a -> String
    var show = function (x) {
        return JSON.stringify(x);
    }; //, null, 2);

    // curry :: Function -> Function
    var curry = function (f) {
        for (var lng = arguments.length,
                args = Array(lng > 1 ? lng - 1 : 0),
                iArg = 1; iArg < lng; iArg++) {
            args[iArg - 1] = arguments[iArg];
        }

        var intArgs = f.length,
            go = function (xs) {
                return xs.length >= intArgs ? f.apply(null, xs) : function () {
                    return go(xs.concat([].slice.apply(arguments)));
                };
            };
        return go([].slice.call(args, 1));
    };

    // range :: Int -> Int -> [Int]
    var range = function (m, n) {
        return Array.from({
            length: Math.floor(n - m) + 1
        }, function (_, i) {
            return m + i;
        });
    };

    // TEST
    // Just items 30 to 35 in the (zero-indexed) series:
    return show(range(30, 35)
        .map(curry(nthPermutationWithRepn)(['X', 'Y', 'Z'], 4)));
})();
Output:
["Y","X","Y","X"], ["Y","X","Y","Y"], ["Y","X","Y","Z"], ["Y","X","Z","X"], ["Y","X","Z","Y"], ["Y","X","Z","Z"]

ES6

Strict evaluation of the whole set

Permutations with repetitions, using strict evaluation, generating the entire set. For partial or interruptible evaluation, see the second example below.

A (strict) analogue of the (lazy) replicateM in Haskell.

(() => {
    'use strict';

    // GENERIC FUNCTIONS

    // replicateM n act performs the action n times, gathering the results.
    // replicateM :: (Applicative m) => Int -> m a -> m [a]
    const replicateM = (n, f) => {
        const loop = x => x <= 0 ? [
            []
        ] : liftA2(cons, f, loop(x - 1));
        return loop(n);
    };

    // Lift a binary function to actions.
    // liftA2 :: Applicative f => (a -> b -> c) -> f a -> f b -> f c
    const liftA2 = (f, a, b) =>
        listApply(a.map(curry(f)), b);

    // <*>
    // listApply :: [(a -> b)] -> [a] -> [b]
    const listApply = (fs, xs) =>
        [].concat.apply([], fs.map(f =>
        [].concat.apply([], xs.map(x => [f(x)]))));

    // curry :: ((a, b) -> c) -> a -> b -> c
    const curry = f => a => b => f(a, b);

    // cons :: a -> [a] -> [a]
    const cons = (x, xs) => [x].concat(xs);

    // show :: a -> String;
    const show = JSON.stringify;

    // TEST
    return show(
        replicateM(2, [1, 2, 3])
    );
    // -> [[1,1],[1,2],[1,3],[2,1],[2,2],[2,3],[3,1],[3,2],[3,3]]
})();
Output:
[[1,1],[1,2],[1,3],[2,1],[2,2],[2,3],[3,1],[3,2],[3,3]]


Lazy evaluation with a generator

Permutations with repetition by treating the elements as an ordered set, and writing a function from a zero-based index to the nth permutation. Wrapping this function in a generator allows us terminate a repeated generation on some condition, or explore a sub-set without needing to generate the whole set:

(() => {
    'use strict';

    const main = () => {

        // Generator object
        const gen = permsWithRepn('ACKR', 5);

        // Search without needing to generate whole set:
        let
            nxt = gen.next(),
            i = 0,
            alpha = nxt.value,
            psi = alpha;
        while (!nxt.done && 'crack' !== toLower(concat(nxt.value))) {
            psi = nxt.value;
            console.log(psi)
            nxt = gen.next()
            i++
        }
        console.log(nxt.value)
        return (
            'Generated ' + i + ' of ' + Math.pow(4, 5) +
            ' possible permutations,\n' +
            'searching from: ' + show(alpha) + ' thru: ' + show(psi) +
            '\nbefore finding: ' + show(nxt.value)
        );
    };

    // PERMUTATION GENERATOR ------------------------------

    // permsWithRepn :: [a] -> Int -> Generator [a]
    function* permsWithRepn(xs, intGroup) {
        const
            vs = Array.from(xs),
            intBase = vs.length,
            intSet = Math.pow(intBase, intGroup);
        if (0 < intBase) {
            let index = 0;
            while (index < intSet) {
                const
                    ds = unfoldr(
                        v => 0 < v ? (() => {
                            const rd = quotRem(v, intBase);
                            return Just(Tuple(vs[rd[1]], rd[0]))
                        })() : Nothing(),
                        index++
                    );
                yield replicate(
                    intGroup - ds.length,
                    vs[0]
                ).concat(ds);
            };
        }
    };

    // GENERIC FUNCTIONS ----------------------------------

    // Just :: a -> Maybe a
    const Just = x => ({
        type: 'Maybe',
        Nothing: false,
        Just: x
    });

    // Nothing :: Maybe a
    const Nothing = () => ({
        type: 'Maybe',
        Nothing: true,
    });

    // Tuple (,) :: a -> b -> (a, b)
    const Tuple = (a, b) => ({
        type: 'Tuple',
        '0': a,
        '1': b,
        length: 2
    });

    // concat :: [[a]] -> [a]
    // concat :: [String] -> String
    const concat = xs =>
        0 < xs.length ? (() => {
            const unit = 'string' !== typeof xs[0] ? (
                []
            ) : '';
            return unit.concat.apply(unit, xs);
        })() : [];

    // index (!!) :: [a] -> Int -> a
    // index (!!) :: String -> Int -> Char
    const index = (xs, i) => xs[i];

    // quotRem :: Int -> Int -> (Int, Int)
    const quotRem = (m, n) =>
        Tuple(Math.floor(m / n), m % n);

        // replicate :: Int -> a -> [a]
    const replicate = (n, x) =>
        Array.from({
            length: n
        }, () => x);

    // show :: a -> String
    const show = x => JSON.stringify(x);

    // toLower :: String -> String
    const toLower = s => s.toLocaleLowerCase();

    // unfoldr(x => 0 !== x ? Just([x, x - 1]) : Nothing(), 10);
    // --> [10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1]

    // unfoldr :: (b -> Maybe (a, b)) -> b -> [a]
    const unfoldr = (f, v) => {
        let
            xr = [v, v],
            xs = [];
        while (true) {
            const mb = f(xr[1]);
            if (mb.Nothing) {
                return xs
            } else {
                xr = mb.Just;
                xs.push(xr[0])
            }
        }
    };

    // MAIN ---
    return main();
})();
Output:
Generated 589 of 1024 possible permutations,
searching from: ["A","A","A","A","A"] thru: ["A","R","A","C","K"]
before finding: ["C","R","A","C","K"]

jq

We first present a definition of permutations_with_replacement(n) that is compatible with jq 1.4. To interrupt the stream that it produces, however, requires a version of jq with break, which was introduced after the release of jq 1.4.

Definitions

We shall define permutations_with_replacements(n) in terms of a more general filter, combinations/0, defined as follows:

# Input: an array, $in, of 0 or more arrays
# Output: a stream of arrays, c, with c[i] drawn from $in[i].
def combinations:
  if length == 0 then []
  else
  .[0][] as $x
  | (.[1:] | combinations) as $y
  | [$x] +  $y
  end ;

# Input: an array of the k values from which to choose.
# Output: a stream of arrays of length n with elements drawn from the input array.
def permutations_with_replacements(n):
  . as $in | [range(0; n) | $in] | combinations;

Example 1: Enumeration:

Count the number of 4-combinations of [0,1,2] by enumerating them, i.e., without creating a data structure to store them all.

def count(stream): reduce stream as $i (0; .+1);

count([0,1,2] | permutations_with_replacements(4))
# output: 81


Example 2: Early termination of the generator:

Counting from 1, and terminating the generator when the item is found, what is the sequence number of ["c", "a", "b"] in the stream of 3-combinations of ["a","b","c"]?

# Input: the item to be matched
# Output: the index of the item in the stream (counting from 1);
# emit null if the item is not found
def sequence_number(stream):
  . as $in
  | (label $top
     | foreach stream as $i (0; .+1; if $in == $i then ., break $top else empty end))
    // null;  # NOTE: "//" here is an operator

["c", "a", "b"] | sequence_number( ["a","b","c"] | permutations_with_replacements(3))

# output: 20

Julia

Works with: Julia version 0.6

Implements a simil-Combinatorics.jl API.

struct WithRepetitionsPermutations{T}
    a::T
    t::Int
end

with_repetitions_permutations(elements::T, len::Integer) where T =
    WithRepetitionsPermutations{T}(unique(elements), len)

Base.iteratorsize(::WithRepetitionsPermutations) = Base.HasLength()
Base.length(p::WithRepetitionsPermutations) = length(p.a) ^ p.t
Base.iteratoreltype(::WithRepetitionsPermutations) = Base.HasEltype()
Base.eltype(::WithRepetitionsPermutations{T}) where T = T
Base.start(p::WithRepetitionsPermutations) = ones(Int, p.t)
Base.done(p::WithRepetitionsPermutations, s::Vector{Int}) = s[end] > endof(p.a)
function Base.next(p::WithRepetitionsPermutations, s::Vector{Int})
    cur = p.a[s]
    s[1] += 1
    local i = 1
    while i < endof(s) && s[i] > length(p.a)
        s[i] = 1
        s[i+1] += 1
        i += 1
    end
    return cur, s
end

println("Permutations of [4, 5, 6] in 3:")
foreach(println, collect(with_repetitions_permutations([4, 5, 6], 3)))
Output:
Permutations of [4, 5, 6] in 3:
[4, 4, 4]
[5, 4, 4]
[6, 4, 4]
[4, 5, 4]
[5, 5, 4]
[6, 5, 4]
[4, 6, 4]
[5, 6, 4]
[6, 6, 4]
[4, 4, 5]
[5, 4, 5]
[6, 4, 5]
[4, 5, 5]
[5, 5, 5]
[6, 5, 5]
[4, 6, 5]
[5, 6, 5]
[6, 6, 5]
[4, 4, 6]
[5, 4, 6]
[6, 4, 6]
[4, 5, 6]
[5, 5, 6]
[6, 5, 6]
[4, 6, 6]
[5, 6, 6]
[6, 6, 6]

K

enlist each from x on the left and each from x on the right where x is range 10

 
,/x/:\:x:!10

Kotlin

Translation of: Go
// version 1.1.2

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val n  = 3
    val values = charArrayOf('A', 'B', 'C', 'D')
    val k = values.size
    // terminate when first two characters of the permutation are 'B' and 'C' respectively
    val decide = fun(pc: CharArray) = pc[0] == 'B' && pc[1] == 'C'
    val pn = IntArray(n)
    val pc = CharArray(n)
    while (true) {
        // generate permutation
        for ((i, x) in pn.withIndex()) pc[i] = values[x]
        // show progress
        println(pc.contentToString())
        // pass to deciding function
        if (decide(pc)) return  // terminate early
        // increment permutation number
        var i = 0
        while (true) {
            pn[i]++
            if (pn[i] < k) break
            pn[i++] = 0
            if (i == n) return  // all permutations generated
        }
    }
}
Output:
[A, A, A]
[B, A, A]
[C, A, A]
[D, A, A]
[A, B, A]
[B, B, A]
[C, B, A]
[D, B, A]
[A, C, A]
[B, C, A]

M2000 Interpreter

Module Checkit {
      a=("A","B","C","D")
      n=len(a)
      c1=lambda a, n, c (&f) ->{
            =(array(a, c),)
            c++
            if c=n then c=0: f=true
      }
      m=n-2
      While m >0 {
            c3=lambda c2=c1, a, n, c (&f) -> {
                  f=false
                  =Cons((array(a, c),), c2(&f))
                  if f then {
                         c++
                         f=false
                        if c=n then c=0: f=true    
                  }
            }
            c1=c3
            m--
      }
      k=false
      While not k {
           r=c3(&k)
           rr=each(r end to start)
           While rr {
                  Print array$(rr),
            }
            Print
            if array$(r, 2)="B" and array$(r,1)="C" then exit
      }
}
Checkit
Output:
A   A   A
B   A   A
C   A   A
D   A   A
A   B   A
B   B   A
C   B   A
D   B   A
A   C   A
B   C   A

Mathematica /Wolfram Language

Tuples[{1, 2, 3}, 2]
Output:
{{1, 1}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 1}, {2, 2}, {2, 3}, {3, 1}, {3, 2}, {3, 3}}

Maxima

apply(cartesian_product,makelist({1,2,3}, 2));
Output:
{[1,1],[1,2],[1,3],[2,1],[2,2],[2,3],[3,1],[3,2],[3,3]}

Nim

Translation of: Go
import strutils


func decide(pc: openArray[char]): bool =
  ## Terminate when first two characters of the
  ## permutation are 'B' and 'C' respectively.
  pc[0] == 'B' and pc[1] == 'C'


proc permute(values: openArray[char]; n: Positive) =

  let k = values.len
  var
    pn = newSeq[int](n)
    p = newSeq[char](n)

  while true:
    # Generate permutation
    for i, x in pn: p[i] = values[x]
    # Show progress.
    echo p.join(" ")
    # Pass to deciding function.
    if decide(p): return  # Terminate early.
    # Increment permutation number.
    var i = 0
    while true:
      inc pn[i]
      if pn[i] < k: break
      pn[i] = 0
      inc i
      if i == n: return  # All permutations generated.


permute("ABCD", 3)
Output:
A A A
B A A
C A A
D A A
A B A
B B A
C B A
D B A
A C A
B C A

Pascal

Works with: Free Pascal

Create a list of indices into what ever you want, one by one. Doing it by addig one to a number with k-positions to base n.

program PermuWithRep;
//permutations with repetitions
//http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Permutations_with_repetitions
{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$Mode Delphi}{$Optimization ON}{$Align 16}{$Codealign proc=16,loop=4}
{$ELSE}
  {$APPTYPE CONSOLE}// for Delphi
{$ENDIF}
uses
  sysutils;
type
  tPermData =  record
               mdTup_n,           //number of positions
               mdTup_k:NativeInt; //number of different elements
               mdTup :array of integer;
             end;

function InitTuple(k,n:nativeInt):tPermData;
begin
  with result do
  Begin
    IF k> 0 then
    Begin
      mdTup_k:= k;
      setlength(mdTup,k);
      IF (n<0) then
        mdTup_n := 0
      else
        mdTup_n := n;
    end
    else
    Begin
      mdTup_k := 1;
      mdTup_n := k;
    end;
  end;
end;

procedure PermOut(const p:tPermData);
var
  i : nativeInt;
Begin
  with p do
  Begin
    For i := 0 to mdTup_k-1 do
      write(mdTup[i]:4);
  end;
  writeln;
end;

function NextPermWithRep(var perm:tPermData): boolean;
// create next permutation by adding 1 and correct "carry"
// returns false if finished
var
  pDg :^Integer;
  dg,le :nativeInt;
begin
  WIth perm do
  Begin
    pDg := @mdTup[0];
    le := mdTup_k;
    repeat
      dg := pDg^+1;
      IF (dg<mdTup_n) then
      Begin
        pDg^ := dg;
        BREAK;
      end
      else
        pDg^  := 0;
     dec(le);
     inc(pDg);
    until  le<=0;
    result := (dg<mdTup_n);
  end;
end;

var
  p: tPermData;
  cnt,k,n: nativeInt;
Begin
  cnt := 0;
  //k := 2;n := 3;
  k := 10;n := 8;
  p:= InitTuple(k,n);
  IF (n<= 6) then
    repeat
      inc(cnt);
      PermOut(p);
    until Not(NextPermWithRep(p))
  else
    repeat
      inc(cnt);
    until Not(NextPermWithRep(p));
  writeln('k: ',k,' n: ',n,'  count ',cnt);
end.
Output:
   0   0
   1   0
   2   0
   0   1
   1   1
   2   1
   0   2
   1   2
   2   2
k: 2 n: 3  count 9
..
//speedtest Compiler /fpc/3.1.1/ppc386 "%f" -al -Xs -XX -O3
// i4330 3.5 Ghz
k: 10 n: 8  count 1073741824 => 8^10

real  0m2.556s // without inc(cnt); real  0m2.288s-> 7,5 cycles per call
//"old" compiler-version
//real  0m3.465s  /fpc/2.6.4/ppc386 "%f" -al -Xs -XX -O3

Perl

use Algorithm::Combinatorics qw/tuples_with_repetition/;
print join(" ", map { "[@$_]" } tuples_with_repetition([qw/A B C/],2)), "\n";
Output:
[A A] [A B] [A C] [B A] [B B] [B C] [C A] [C B] [C C]

Solving the crack problem:

use Algorithm::Combinatorics qw/tuples_with_repetition/;
my $iter = tuples_with_repetition([qw/A C K R/], 5);
my $tries = 0;
while (my $p = $iter->next) {
  $tries++;
  die "Found the combination after $tries tries!\n" if join("",@$p) eq "CRACK";
}
Output:
Found the combination after 455 tries!

Phix

The task is equivalent to simply counting in base=length(set), from 1 to power(base,n).
Asking for the 0th permutation just returns the total number of permutations (ie "").
Results can be generated in any order, hence early termination is quite simply a non-issue.

with javascript_semantics
function permrep(sequence set, integer n, idx=0)
    integer base = length(set),
            nperm = power(base,n)
    if idx=0 then
        -- return the number of permutations
        return nperm
    end if
    -- return the idx'th [1-based] permutation
    if idx<1 or idx>nperm then ?9/0 end if
    idx -= 1    -- make it 0-based
    sequence res = ""
    for i=1 to n do
        res = prepend(res,set[mod(idx,base)+1])
        idx = floor(idx/base)   
    end for
    if idx!=0 then ?9/0 end if -- sanity check
    return res
end function

-- Some slightly excessive testing:

procedure show_all(sequence set, integer n, lo=1, hi=0)
    integer l = permrep(set,n)
    if hi=0 then hi=l end if
    sequence s = repeat(0,l)
    for i=1 to l do
        s[i] = permrep(set,n,i)
    end for
    string mx = iff(hi=l?"":sprintf("/%d",l)),
          pof = sprintf("perms[%d..%d%s] of %v",{lo,hi,mx,set})
    printf(1,"Len %d %-35s: %v\n",{n,pof,shorten(s[lo..hi],"",3)})
end procedure
 
show_all("123",1)
show_all("123",2)
show_all("123",3)
show_all("456",3)
show_all({1,2,3},3)
show_all({"bat","fox","cow"},2)
show_all("XYZ",4,31,36)
 
integer l = permrep("ACKR",5)
for i=1 to l do
    if permrep("ACKR",5,i)="CRACK" then -- 455
        printf(1,"Len 5 perm %d/%d of \"ACKR\" : CRACK\n",{i,l})
        exit
    end if
end for
--The 590th (one-based) permrep is KCARC, ie reverse(CRACK), matching the 589 result of 0-based idx solutions
printf(1,"reverse(permrep(\"ACKR\",5,589+1):%s\n",{reverse(permrep("ACKR",5,590))})
Output:
Len 1 perms[1..3] of "123"               : {"1","2","3"}
Len 2 perms[1..9] of "123"               : {"11","12","13","...","31","32","33"}
Len 3 perms[1..27] of "123"              : {"111","112","113","...","331","332","333"}
Len 3 perms[1..27] of "456"              : {"444","445","446","...","664","665","666"}
Len 3 perms[1..27] of {1,2,3}            : {{1,1,1},{1,1,2},{1,1,3},"...",{3,3,1},{3,3,2},{3,3,3}}
Len 2 perms[1..9] of {"bat","fox","cow"} : {{"bat","bat"},{"bat","fox"},{"bat","cow"},"...",{"cow","bat"},{"cow","fox"},{"cow","cow"}}
Len 4 perms[31..36/81] of "XYZ"          : {"YXYX","YXYY","YXYZ","YXZX","YXZY","YXZZ"}
Len 5 perm 455/1024 of "ACKR" : CRACK
reverse(permrep("ACKR",5,589+1):CRACK

PHP

<?php
function permutate($values, $size, $offset) {
    $count = count($values);
    $array = array();
    for ($i = 0; $i < $size; $i++) {
        $selector = ($offset / pow($count,$i)) % $count;
        $array[$i] = $values[$selector];
    }
    return $array;
}

function permutations($values, $size) {
    $a = array();
    $c = pow(count($values), $size);
    for ($i = 0; $i<$c; $i++) {
        $a[$i] = permutate($values, $size, $i);        
    }
    return $a;
}

$permutations = permutations(['bat','fox','cow'], 2);
foreach ($permutations as $permutation) {
    echo join(',', $permutation)."\n";
}
Output:
bat,bat
fox,bat
cow,bat
bat,fox
fox,fox
cow,fox
bat,cow
fox,cow
cow,cow

PicoLisp

(de permrep (N Lst)
   (if (=0 N)
      (cons NIL)
      (mapcan
         '((X)
            (mapcar '((Y) (cons Y X)) Lst) )
         (permrep (dec N) Lst) ) ) )

Python

Strict evaluation of the whole set

To evaluate the whole set of permutations, without the option to make complete evaluation conditional, we can reach for a generic replicateM function for lists:

Works with: Python version 3.7
'''Permutations of n elements drawn from k values'''

from itertools import product


# replicateM :: Applicative m => Int -> m a -> m [a]
def replicateM(n):
    '''A functor collecting values accumulated by
       n repetitions of m. (List instance only here).
    '''
    def rep(m):
        def go(x):
            return [[]] if 1 > x else (
                liftA2List(lambda a, b: [a] + b)(m)(go(x - 1))
            )
        return go(n)
    return lambda m: rep(m)


# TEST ----------------------------------------------------
# main :: IO ()
def main():
    '''Permutations of two elements, drawn from three values'''
    print(
        fTable(main.__doc__ + ':\n')(repr)(showList)(

            replicateM(2)

        )([[1, 2, 3], 'abc'])
    )


# GENERIC FUNCTIONS ---------------------------------------

# liftA2List :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c]
def liftA2List(f):
    '''The binary operator f lifted to a function over two
       lists. f applied to each pair of arguments in the
       cartesian product of xs and ys.
    '''
    return lambda xs: lambda ys: [
        f(*xy) for xy in product(xs, ys)
    ]


# DISPLAY -------------------------------------------------

# fTable :: String -> (a -> String) ->
#                     (b -> String) -> (a -> b) -> [a] -> String
def fTable(s):
    '''Heading -> x display function -> fx display function ->
                     f -> xs -> tabular string.
    '''
    def go(xShow, fxShow, f, xs):
        ys = [xShow(x) for x in xs]
        w = max(map(len, ys))
        return s + '\n' + '\n'.join(map(
            lambda x, y: y.rjust(w, ' ') + ' -> ' + fxShow(f(x)),
            xs, ys
        ))
    return lambda xShow: lambda fxShow: lambda f: lambda xs: go(
        xShow, fxShow, f, xs
    )


# showList :: [a] -> String
def showList(xs):
    '''Stringification of a list.'''
    return '[' + ','.join(
        showList(x) if isinstance(x, list) else repr(x) for x in xs
    ) + ']'


# MAIN ---
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
Output:
Permutations of two elements, drawn from three values:

[1, 2, 3] -> [[1,1],[1,2],[1,3],[2,1],[2,2],[2,3],[3,1],[3,2],[3,3]]
    'abc' -> [['a','a'],['a','b'],['a','c'],['b','a'],['b','b'],['b','c'],['c','a'],['c','b'],['c','c']]

Lazy evaluation with a generator

Applying itertools.product

from itertools import product

# check permutations until we find the word 'crack'
for x in product('ACRK', repeat=5):
    w = ''.join(x)
    print w
    if w.lower() == 'crack': break

Writing a generator

Or, composing our own generator, by wrapping a function from an index in the range 0 .. ((distinct items to the power of groupSize) - 1) to a unique permutation. (Each permutation is equivalent to a 'number' in the base of the size of the set of distinct items, in which each distinct item functions as a 'digit'):

Works with: Python version 3.7
'''Generator-based permutations with repetition'''

from itertools import (chain, repeat)


# permsWithRepns :: [a] -> Int -> Generator [[a]]
def permsWithRepns(xs):
    '''Generator of permutations of length n, with
       elements drawn from the values in xs.
    '''
    def groupsOfSize(n):
        f = nthPermWithRepn(xs)(n)
        limit = len(xs)**n
        i = 0
        while i < limit:
            yield f(i)
            i = 1 + i
    return lambda n: groupsOfSize(n)


# Index as a 'number' in the base of the
# size of the set (of distinct values to be permuted),
# using each value as a 'digit'
# (leftmost value used as the 'zero')

# nthPermWithRepn :: [a] -> Int -> Int -> [a]
def nthPermWithRepn(xs):
    '''Indexed permutation of n values drawn from xs'''
    def go(intGroup, index):
        vs = list(xs)
        intBase = len(vs)
        intSet = intBase ** intGroup
        return (
            lambda ds=unfoldr(
                lambda v: (
                    lambda qr=divmod(v, intBase): Just(
                        (qr[0], vs[qr[1]])
                    )
                )() if 0 < v else Nothing()
            )(index): (
                list(repeat(vs[0], intGroup - len(ds))) + ds
            )
        )() if 0 < intBase and index < intSet else None
    return lambda intGroup: lambda index: go(
        intGroup, index
    )


# MAIN ----------------------------------------------------
# main :: IO ()
def main():
    '''Search for a 5 char permutation drawn from 'ACKR' matching "crack"'''

    cs = 'ACKR'
    wordLength = 5
    target = 'crack'

    gen = permsWithRepns(cs)(wordLength)
    mb = Nothing()
    for idx, xs in enumerate(gen):
        s = ''.join(xs)
        if target == s.lower():
            mb = Just((s, idx))
            break

    print(main.__doc__ + ':\n')
    print(
        maybe('No match found for "{k}"'.format(k=target))(
            lambda m: 'Permutation {idx} of {total}: {pm}'.format(
                idx=m[1], total=len(cs)**wordLength, pm=s
            )
        )(mb)
    )


# GENERIC FUNCTIONS -------------------------------------

# Just :: a -> Maybe a
def Just(x):
    '''Constructor for an inhabited Maybe(option type) value.'''
    return {'type': 'Maybe', 'Nothing': False, 'Just': x}


# Nothing :: Maybe a
def Nothing():
    '''Constructor for an empty Maybe(option type) value.'''
    return {'type': 'Maybe', 'Nothing': True}


# concat :: [[a]] -> [a]
# concat :: [String] -> String
def concat(xs):
    '''The concatenation of all the elements
       in a list or iterable.'''

    def f(ys):
        zs = list(chain(*ys))
        return ''.join(zs) if isinstance(ys[0], str) else zs

    return (
        f(xs) if isinstance(xs, list) else (
            chain.from_iterable(xs)
        )
    ) if xs else []


# fst :: (a, b) -> a
def fst(tpl):
    '''First member of a pair.'''
    return tpl[0]


# maybe :: b -> (a -> b) -> Maybe a -> b
def maybe(v):
    '''Either the default value v, if m is Nothing,
       or the application of f to x,
       where m is Just(x).
    '''
    return lambda f: lambda m: v if None is m or m.get('Nothing') else (
        f(m.get('Just'))
    )


# snd :: (a, b) -> b
def snd(tpl):
    '''Second member of a pair.'''
    return tpl[1]


# unfoldr(lambda x: Just((x, x - 1)) if 0 != x else Nothing())(10)
# -> [10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
# unfoldr :: (b -> Maybe (a, b)) -> b -> [a]
def unfoldr(f):
    '''Dual to reduce or foldr.
       Where catamorphism reduces a list to a summary value,
       the anamorphic unfoldr builds a list from a seed value.
       As long as f returns Just(a, b), a is prepended to the list,
       and the residual b is used as the argument for the next
       application of f.
       When f returns Nothing, the completed list is returned.
    '''
    def go(v):
        xr = v, v
        xs = []
        while True:
            mb = f(xr[0])
            if mb.get('Nothing'):
                return xs
            else:
                xr = mb.get('Just')
                xs.append(xr[1])
        return xs
    return lambda x: go(x)


# MAIN ---
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
Output:
Search for a 5 char permutation drawn from 'ACKR' matching "crack":

Permutation 589 of 1024: CRACK

Quackery

A scenario for the task: An executive has forgotten the "combination" to unlock one of the clasps on their executive briefcase. It is 222 but they can't remember that. Unlikely as it may seem, they do remember that it does not have any zeros, or any numbers greater than 6. Also, the combination, when written as English words, "two two two" requires an odd number of letters. You'd think that, remembering details like that, they'd be able to recall the number itself, but such is the nature of programming tasks. <shrug>

Stepping through all the possibilities from 000 to 999 would take 3^10 steps, and is just a matter of counting from 0 to 999 inclusive, left padding the small numbers with zeros as required. As we know that some numbers are precluded we can reduce this to stepping from 000 to 444 in base 4, mapping the digits 0 to 4 onto the words "one" to "five", and printing only the resultant strings which have an odd number of characters.

Generators are not defined in Quackery, but are easy enough to create, requiring a single line of code.

  [ ]this[ take ]'[ do ]this[ put ]done[ ] is generator ( --> )

An explanation of how this works is beyond the scope of this task, but the use of "meta-words" (i.e. those wrapped in ]reverse-brackets[) is explored in The Book of Quackery. How generator can be used is illustrated in the somewhat trivial instance used in this task, counter, which returns 0 the first time is is called, and one more in every subsequent call. As a convenience we also define resetgen, which can be used to reset a generator word to a specified state.

  [ ]'[ replace ] is resetgen ( x --> )

As a microscopically less trivial example of words defined using generator and resetgen, the word fibonacci will return subsequent numbers on the Fibonacci sequence - 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8… on each invocation, and can be restarted by calling resetfib.

  [ generator [ do 2dup + join ] [ 0 1 ] ] is fibonacci ( --> n )

  [ ' [ 0 1 ] resetgen fibonacci ]         is resetfib  ( -->   )

And so to the task:

  [ 1 & ]                                  is odd          (   n --> b ) 

  [ ]this[ take ]'[ do ]this[ put ]done[ ] is generator    (     -->   )

  [ ]'[ replace ]                          is resetgen     (   x -->   )

  [ generator [ dup 1+ ] 0 ]               is counter      (     --> n )
  
  [ 0 resetgen counter ]                   is resetcounter (     --> n )

  [ [] unrot times
    [ base share /mod rot join swap ]
  drop ]                                   is ndigits      ( n n --> [ )

  [ [] unrot
    over size base put
    counter swap ndigits
    witheach 
      [ dip dup peek 
        rot swap join
        space join swap ]
    drop 
    -1 split drop
    base release ]                        is nextperm      ( [ n --> [ )

  [ [ $ "one two three four five" 
      nest$ ] constant 
    3 nextperm ]                          is task          (     --> [ )

 resetcounter 
 [ task
   dup size odd if 
     [ dup echo$ cr ]  
   $ "two two two" = until ]
Output:
one one one
one one two
one one three
one two one
one two two
one two three
one three one
one three two
one three three
one four four
one four five
one five four
one five five
two one one
two one two
two one three
two two one
two two two

Racket

As a sequence

First we define a procedure that defines the sequence of the permutations.

#lang racket
(define (permutations-with-repetitions/proc size items)
  (define items-vector (list->vector items))
  (define num (length items))
  (define (pos->element pos)
    (reverse
     (for/list ([p (in-vector pos)])
      (vector-ref items-vector p))))
  (define (next-pos pos) 
    (let ([ret (make-vector size #f)])
      (for/fold ([carry 1]) ((i (in-range size)))
        (let ([tmp (+ (vector-ref pos i) carry)])
          (if (= tmp num)
            (begin 
              (vector-set! ret i 0)
              #;carry 1)
            (begin 
              (vector-set! ret i tmp)
              #;carry 0))))
      ret))
  (define initial-pos (vector->immutable-vector (make-vector size 0)))
  (define last-pos (vector->immutable-vector (make-vector size (sub1 num))))
  (define (continue-after-pos+val? pos val)
    (not (equal? pos last-pos)))
  
  (make-do-sequence (lambda () 
                      (values pos->element
                              next-pos
                              initial-pos
                              #f
                              #f
                              continue-after-pos+val?))))
                              
(sequence->list (permutations-with-repetitions/proc 2 '(1 2 3)))
Output:
'((1 1) (1 2) (1 3) (2 1) (2 2) (2 3) (3 1) (3 2) (3 3))

As a sequence with for clause support

Now we define a more general version that can be used efficiently in as a for clause. In other uses it falls back to the sequence implementation.

(require (for-syntax racket))
 
(define-sequence-syntax in-permutations-with-repetitions 
  (lambda () #'permutations-with-repetitions/proc) 
  (lambda (stx) 
    (syntax-case stx () 
      [[(element) (_  size/ex items/ex)] 
       #'[(element) 
          (:do-in ([(size) size/ex]
                   [(items) items/ex]
                   [(items-vector) (list->vector items/ex)]
                   [(num) (length items/ex)]
                   [(last-pos) (make-vector size/ex (sub1 (length items/ex)))]) 
                  (void)
                  ([pos (make-vector size 0)]) 
                  #t
                  ([(element) (reverse
                               (for/list ([p (in-vector pos)])
                                (vector-ref items-vector p)))]) 
                  #t
                  (not (equal? pos last-pos)) 
                  [(let ([ret (make-vector size #f)])
                     (for/fold ([carry 1]) ((i (in-range size)))
                       (let ([tmp (+ (vector-ref pos i) carry)])
                         (if (= tmp num)
                           (begin 
                             (vector-set! ret i 0)
                             #;carry 1)
                           (begin 
                             (vector-set! ret i tmp)
                             #;carry 0))))
                     ret)])]])))


(for/list ([element (in-permutations-with-repetitions 2 '(1 2 3))])
  element)
(sequence->list (in-permutations-with-repetitions 2 '(1 2 3)))
Output:
'((1 1) (1 2) (1 3) (2 1) (2 2) (2 3) (3 1) (3 2) (3 3))
'((1 1) (1 2) (1 3) (2 1) (2 2) (2 3) (3 1) (3 2) (3 3))

Raku

(formerly Perl 6)

We can use the X operator ("cartesian product") to cross the list with itself.
For :

Works with: rakudo version 2016.07
my @k = <a b c>;

.say for @k X @k;

For arbitrary :

Works with: rakudo version 2016.07
my @k = <a b c>;
my $n = 2;

.say for [X] @k xx $n;
Output:
a a
a b
a c
b a
b b
b c
c a
c b
c c

Here is an other approach, counting all possibilities in base :

Works with: rakudo version 2016.07
my @k = <a b c>;
my $n = 2;

say @k[.polymod: +@k xx $n-1] for ^@k**$n
Output:
a a
b a
c a
a b
b b
c b
a c
b c
c c

REXX

version 1

/*REXX pgm generates/displays all permutations of N different objects taken M at a time.*/
parse arg things bunch inbetweenChars names
                  /* ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ */
                  /* ║  inBetweenChars  (optional)   defaults to a  [null].           ║ */
                  /* ║           names  (optional)   defaults to digits (and letters).║ */
                  /* ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ */
call permSets things, bunch, inBetweenChars, names
exit                                             /*stick a fork in it,  we're all done. */
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
p:        return word( arg(1), 1)                /*P  function (Pick first arg of many).*/
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
permSets: procedure; parse arg x,y,between,uSyms /*X    things taken    Y    at a time. */
          @.=;   sep=                            /*X  can't be  >  length(@0abcs).      */
          @abc  = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz';     @abcU=  @abc;        upper @abcU
          @abcS = @abcU || @abc;                    @0abcS= 123456789 || @abcS

            do k=1  for x                        /*build a list of permutation symbols. */
            _= p( word(uSyms, k)  p( substr(@0abcS, k, 1) k) )  /*get/generate a symbol.*/
            if length(_)\==1  then sep= '_'      /*if not 1st character,  then use sep. */
            $.k= _                               /*append the character to symbol list. */
            end   /*k*/

          if between==''  then between= sep      /*use the appropriate separator chars. */
          call .permSet 1                        /*start with the  first  permutation.  */
          return                                 /* [↓]  this is a recursive subroutine.*/
.permSet: procedure expose $. @. between x y;     parse arg ?
          if ?>y then do; _=@.1;   do j=2  for y-1;  _=_ || between || @.j;   end;   say _
                      end
                 else do q=1  for x              /*build the  permutation  recursively. */
                      @.?= $.q;             call .permSet ?+1
                      end   /*q*/
          return                                 /*this is meant to be an anonymous sub.*/
output   when using the default inputs of:     3   2
11
12
13
21
22
23
31
32
33
output   when using the default inputs of :     3   2   ,   bat   fox   cow
bat,bat
bat,fox
bat,cow
fox,bat
fox,fox
fox,cow
cow,bat
cow,fox
cow,cow

version 2 (using Interpret)

Note: this REXX version will cause Regina REXX to fail (crash) if the expression to be INTERPRETed is too large (byte-wise).
PC/REXX and Personal REXX also fail, but for a smaller expression.
Please specify limitations. One could add: If length(a)>implementation_dependent_limit Then
  Say 'too large for this Rexx version'
Also note that the output isn't the same as REXX version 1 when the 1st argument is two digits or more, i.e.:   11   2

/* REXX ***************************************************************
* Arguments and output as in REXX version 1 (for the samples shown there)
* For other elements (such as 11 2), please specify a separator 
* Translating 10, 11, etc. to A, B etc. is left to the reader
* 12.05.2013 Walter Pachl
* 12-05-2013 Walter Pachl take care of bunch<=0 and other oddities
**********************************************************************/
Parse Arg things bunch sep names
If datatype(things,'W') & datatype(bunch,'W') Then 
  Nop
Else 
  Call exit 'First two arguments must be integers >0'
If things='' Then n=3; Else n=things
If bunch=''  Then m=2; Else m=bunch
If things<=0 Then Call exit 'specify a positive number of things'
If bunch<=0 Then Call exit 'no permutations with' bunch 'elements!'

Select
  When sep='' Then ss=''''''
  When datatype(sep)='NUM' Then ss=''''copies(' ',sep)''''
  Otherwise ss=''''sep''''
  End
Do i=1 To n
  If names<>'' Then
    Parse Var names e.i names
  Else
    e.i=i
  End
a='p=0;'; Do i=1 To m; a=a||'Do p'i'=1 To n;'; End
a=a||'ol=e.p1'
          Do i=2 To m; a=a||'||'ss'||e.p'i; End
a=a||'; say ol; p=p+1;'
          Do i=1 To m; a=a||'end;'; End
a=a||'Say' p 'permutations'
/* Say a */
Interpret a

version 3

This is a very simplistic version that is limited to nine things (N).
It essentially just executes a   do   loop and ignores any permutation out of range,
this is very wasteful of CPU processing time when using a larger   N.

This version could easily be extended to N up to 15   (using hexadecimal arithmetic).

/*REXX pgm gens all permutations with repeats of  N  objects (<10) taken  M  at a time. */
parse arg N M .
z= N**M
$= left(1234567890, N)
t= 0
          do j=copies(1, M)  until t==z
          if verify(j, $)\==0  then iterate
          t= t+1
          say j
          end   /*j*/                            /*stick a fork in it,  we're all done. */
output   when using the following inputs:     3   2
11
12
13
21
22
23
31
32
33

Ring

# Project : Permutations with repetitions
 
list1 = [["a", "b", "c"], ["a", "b", "c"]]
list2 = [["1", "2", "3"], ["1", "2", "3"]]
permutation(list1)
permutation(list2)
 
func permutation(list1)
     for n = 1 to len(list1[1])
         for m = 1 to len(list1[2])
             see list1[1][n] + " " + list1[2][m] + nl
         next
     next
     see nl

Output:

a a
a b
a c
b a
b b
b c
c a
c b
c c

1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
2 2
2 3
3 1
3 2
3 3

Ruby

This is built in (Array#repeated_permutation):

rp = [1,2,3].repeated_permutation(2) # an enumerator (generator)
p rp.to_a #=>[[1, 1], [1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 1], [2, 2], [2, 3], [3, 1], [3, 2], [3, 3]]

#yield permutations until their sum happens to exceed 4, then quit:
p rp.take_while{|(a, b)| a + b < 5}  #=>[[1, 1], [1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 1], [2, 2]]

Rust

struct PermutationIterator<'a, T: 'a> {
    universe: &'a [T],
    size: usize,
    prev: Option<Vec<usize>>,
}

fn permutations<T>(universe: &[T], size: usize) -> PermutationIterator<T> {
    PermutationIterator {
        universe,
        size,
        prev: None,
    }
}

fn map<T>(values: &[T], ixs: &[usize]) -> Vec<T>
where
    T: Clone,
{
    ixs.iter().map(|&i| values[i].clone()).collect()
}

impl<'a, T> Iterator for PermutationIterator<'a, T>
where
    T: Clone,
{
    type Item = Vec<T>;

    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Vec<T>> {
        let n = self.universe.len();

        if n == 0 {
            return None;
        }

        match self.prev {
            None => {
                let zeroes: Vec<usize> = std::iter::repeat(0).take(self.size).collect();
                let result = Some(map(self.universe, &zeroes[..]));
                self.prev = Some(zeroes);
                result
            }
            Some(ref mut indexes) => match indexes.iter().position(|&i| i + 1 < n) {
                None => None,
                Some(position) => {
                    for index in indexes.iter_mut().take(position) {
                        *index = 0;
                    }
                    indexes[position] += 1;
                    Some(map(self.universe, &indexes[..]))
                }
            },
        }
    }
}

fn main() {
    let universe = ["Annie", "Barbie"];
    for p in permutations(&universe[..], 3) {
        for element in &p {
            print!("{} ", element);
        }
        println!();
    }
}
Output:
Annie Annie Annie 
Barbie Annie Annie 
Annie Barbie Annie
Barbie Barbie Annie
Annie Annie Barbie
Barbie Annie Barbie
Annie Barbie Barbie
Barbie Barbie Barbie

Scala

package permutationsRep

object PermutationsRepTest extends Application {
  /**
   * Calculates all permutations taking n elements of the input List, 
   * with repetitions. 
   * Precondition: input.length > 0 && n > 0
   */
  def permutationsWithRepetitions[T](input : List[T], n : Int) : List[List[T]] = {
    require(input.length > 0 && n > 0)
    n match {
      case 1 => for (el <- input) yield List(el)
      case _ => for (el <- input; perm <- permutationsWithRepetitions(input, n - 1)) yield el :: perm
    }
  }   
  println(permutationsWithRepetitions(List(1, 2, 3), 2))
}
Output:
List(List(1, 1), List(1, 2), List(1, 3), List(2, 1), List(2, 2), List(2, 3), List(3, 1), List(3, 2), List(3, 3))

Sidef

var k = %w(a b c)
var n = 2

cartesian([k] * n, {|*a| say a.join(' ') })
Output:
a a
a b
a c
b a
b b
b c
c a
c b
c c

Standard ML

Translation of: Erlang
fun multiperms [] _ = [[]]
  | multiperms _ 0 = [[]]
  | multiperms xs n =
  let
    val rest = multiperms xs (n-1)
  in
    List.concat (List.map (fn a => (List.map (fn b => a::b) rest)) xs)
  end

Tcl

Iterative version

Translation of: PHP
proc permutate {values size offset} {
    set count [llength $values]
    set arr [list]
    for {set i 0} {$i < $size} {incr i} {
        set selector [expr [round [expr $offset / [pow $count $i]]] % $count];
        lappend arr [lindex $values $selector]
        
    }
    return $arr
}

proc permutations {values size} {
    set a [list]
    set c [pow [llength $values] $size]
    for {set i 0} {$i < $c} {incr i} {
        set permutation [permutate $values $size $i]
        lappend a $permutation
    }
    return $a
}
# Usage
permutations [list 1 2 3 4] 3

Version without additional libraries

Works with: Tcl version 8.6
Translation of: Scala
package require Tcl 8.6

# Utility function to make procedures that define generators
proc generator {name arguments body} {
    set body [list try $body on ok {} {return -code break}]
    set lambda [list $arguments "yield \[info coroutine\];$body"]
    proc $name args "tailcall \
	coroutine gen_\[incr ::generate_ctr\] apply [list $lambda] {*}\$args"
}

# How to generate permutations with repetitions
generator permutationsWithRepetitions {input n} {
    if {[llength $input] == 0 || $n < 1} {error "bad arguments"}
    if {![incr n -1]} {
	foreach el $input {
	    yield [list $el]
	}
    } else {
	foreach el $input {
	    set g [permutationsWithRepetitions $input $n]
	    while 1 {
		yield [list $el {*}[$g]]
	    }
	}
    }
}

# Demonstrate usage
set g [permutationsWithRepetitions {1 2 3} 2]
while 1 {puts [$g]}

Alternate version with extra library package

Library: Tcllib (Package: generator)
Works with: Tcl version 8.6
package require Tcl 8.6
package require generator

# How to generate permutations with repetitions
generator define permutationsWithRepetitions {input n} {
    if {[llength $input] == 0 || $n < 1} {error "bad arguments"}
    if {![incr n -1]} {
	foreach el $input {
	    generator yield [list $el]
	}
    } else {
	foreach el $input {
	    set g [permutationsWithRepetitions $input $n]
	    while 1 {
		generator yield [list $el {*}[$g]]
	    }
	}
    }
}

# Demonstrate usage
generator foreach val [permutationsWithRepetitions {1 2 3} 2] {
    puts $val
}

Wren

Translation of: Kotlin
var n = 3
var values = ["A", "B", "C", "D"]
var k = values.count

// terminate when first two characters of the permutation are 'B' and 'C' respectively
var decide = Fn.new { |pc| pc[0] == "B" && pc[1] == "C" }

var pn = List.filled(n, 0)
var pc = List.filled(n, null)
while (true) {
    // generate permutation
    var i = 0
    for (x in pn) {
        pc[i] = values[x]
        i = i + 1
    }
    // show progress
    System.print(pc)
    // pass to deciding function
    if (decide.call(pc)) return // terminate early
    // increment permutation number
    i = 0
    while (true) {
        pn[i] = pn[i] + 1
        if (pn[i] < k) break
        pn[i] = 0
        i = i + 1
        if (i == n) return // all permutations generated
    }
}
Output:
[A, A, A]
[B, A, A]
[C, A, A]
[D, A, A]
[A, B, A]
[B, B, A]
[C, B, A]
[D, B, A]
[A, C, A]
[B, C, A]

XPL0

Translation of: Wren
func Decide(PC);
\Terminate when first two characters of permutation are 'B' and 'C' respectively
int PC;
return PC(0)=^B & PC(1)=^C;

def N=3, K=4;
int Values, PN(N), PC(N), I, X;
[Values:= [^A, ^B, ^C, ^D];
for I:= 0 to N-1 do PN(I):= 0;
loop    [for I:= 0 to N-1 do
                [X:= PN(I);
                PC(I):= Values(X);
                ];
        ChOut(0, ^[);                   \show progress
        for I:= 0 to N-1 do
                [if I # 0 then Text(0, ", ");  ChOut(0, PC(I))];
        ChOut(0, ^]);  CrLf(0);
                                        \pass to deciding function
        if Decide(PC) then return;      \terminate early
        I:= 0;                          \increment permutation number
        loop    [PN(I):= PN(I)+1;
                if PN(I) < K then quit;
                PN(I):= 0;
                I:= I+1;
                if I = N then return;   \all permutations generated
                ];
        ];
]
Output:
[A, A, A]
[B, A, A]
[C, A, A]
[D, A, A]
[A, B, A]
[B, B, A]
[C, B, A]
[D, B, A]
[A, C, A]
[B, C, A]
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