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Operator &= (Concatenate And Assign)operator
Appends and assigns a string onto another string
Syntax
Declare Operator &= ( ByRef lhs As String, ByRef rhs As T2 )Declare Operator &= ( ByRef lhs As WString, ByRef rhs As T2 )Parameters
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
lhs | The string to assign to. | |
rhs | The value to append to | |
lhs | . | |
T2 | Any numeric, string or user-defined type that can be converted to a string. |
Description
This operator appends one string onto another. The right-hand side expression (
rhs) is converted to a string before concatenation. It is functionally equivalent to,
lhs = lhs & rhs
where the result is assigned back to the left-hand side string.
This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types as a member
Operator using the appropriate syntax.Note: This operator exists in C/C++ with a different meaning - there it performs a bitwise
And=.Note: Similarly to the operator '=[>]' (assign), the alternative symbol '&=>' can be also used.
Remarks
Usage
lhs &= rhs
Dialect Differences
- In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.
Differences from QB
- New to FreeBASIC
See also
Example
Dim s As String = "Hello, "
s &= " world!"
Print s
will produce the output:
Hello, world!
Reference
- Documented in KeyPgOpCombineConcat.html