Concatenates two strings, converting non-strings to strings as needed
Syntax
Usage
result = lhs & rhs
Parameters
lhs
The left-hand side expression to concatenate.
T
Any standard data type or user-defined type that can be converted to a standard data type.
rhs
The right-hand side expression to concatenate.
U
Any standard data type or user-defined type that can be converted to a standard data type.
V
The resultant string type (varies with operands).
Description
This operator concatenates two expressions. If either of the expressions is not a string type, it is converted to
String with
Str.
If either of the expressions is a
WString, a
WString is returned, otherwise a
String is returned.
Example
Dim As String A,C
Dim As Single B
A="The result is: "
B=124.3
C=A & B
Print C
Sleep
Output:
The result is: 124.3
Differences from QB
See also