FBWiki: KeyPgOpConcatConvert

Operator & (String concatenation with conversion)

Concatenates two strings, converting non-strings to strings as needed

Syntax:declare operator & ( byref lhs as T, byref rhs as U ) as V
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.

Examples:

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:

New to FreeBASIC

See also:

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FBWiki : KeyPgOpConcatConvert

Operator & (String concatenation with conversion)