Operator & (String Concatenation With Conversion)
Concatenates two strings, converting non-strings to strings as needed
result = lhs & rhs
lhs
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.
Note: This operator exists in C/C++ with a different meaning - there it performs a bitwise And.
Output:
Syntax
Usage
result = lhs & rhs
Parameters
lhs
The left-hand side expression to concatenate.
TAny standard data type or user-defined type that can be converted to a standard data type.
rhsThe right-hand side expression to concatenate.
UAny standard data type or user-defined type that can be converted to a standard data type.
VThe 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.
Note: This operator exists in C/C++ with a different meaning - there it performs a bitwise And.
Example
Dim As String A,C
Dim As Single B
A="The result is: "
B=124.3
C=A & B
Print C
Sleep
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