<doc>
	<legacy_id>1124</legacy_id>
	<name>&amp;</name>
	<type>operator</type>

	<syntax>
		<example><i>string1</i> &amp; <i>string2</i></example>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
	</synonyms>

	<summary><glossary tag="concatenate">Concatenates</glossary> two <glossary tag="string">strings</glossary>.  </summary>

	<examples>
		<example>put &quot;foo&quot; &amp; &quot;bar&quot; <i>-- evaluates to &quot;foobar&quot;</i></example>
		<example>put myVar &amp; return &amp; return into otherVar</example>
		<example>get offset(return &amp; space, theData)</example>
	</examples>

	<history>
		<introduced version="1.0">Added.  </introduced>
		<deprecated version=""></deprecated>
		<removed version=""></removed>
		
	</history>

	<objects>
	</objects>

	<platforms>
		<mac/>
		<windows/>
		<linux/>
	  <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>

	<classes>
		<desktop/>
		<server/>
		<web/>
	  <mobile/>
  </classes>

	<security>
	</security>


	<classification>
		<category>Text and Data Processing</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<command tag="split">split Command</command>
		<constant tag="quote">quote Constant</constant>
		<keyword tag="\">\ Keyword</keyword>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview>Use the &amp; <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary> to create a single <keyword tag="string">string</keyword> out of two or more parts.  </overview>

		<parameters>
		<parameter>The operands <i>string1</i> and <i>string2</i> are <docRef src="glossary/Values_and/385.xml">literal strings</docRef> of <docRef src="dictionary/keyword/1485.xml">characters</docRef> (<docRef src="glossary/Text_and_D/159.xml">delimited</docRef> with <docRef src="glossary/Text_and_D/465.xml">double quotes</docRef>), or <docRef src="glossary/Writing_Tr/152.xml">expressions</docRef> that <docRef src="glossary/Writing_Tr/104.xml">evaluate</docRef> to <docRef src="glossary/Text_and_D/529.xml">strings</docRef>.</parameter>
		</parameters>

	<value></value>
	<comments>The result of the  <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary> is a <keyword tag="string">string</keyword> consisting of <i>string1</i> followed by <i>string2</i>.  </comments>
	</description>
</doc>