C# String Concatenation
String Concatenation
The +
operator can be used between strings to combine them. This is called concatenation:
Example
string firstName = "John ";
string lastName = "Doe";
string name = firstName + lastName;
Console.WriteLine(name);
Note that we have added a space after "John" to create a space between firstName and lastName on print.
You can also use the string.Concat()
method to concatenate two strings:
Example
string firstName = "John ";
string lastName = "Doe";
string name = string.Concat(firstName, lastName);
Console.WriteLine(name);
Adding Numbers and Strings
WARNING!
C# uses the + operator for both addition and concatenation.
Remember: Numbers are added. Strings are concatenated.
If you add two numbers, the result will be a number:
Example
int x = 10;
int y = 20;
int z = x + y; // z will be 30 (an integer/number)
If you add two strings, the result will be a string concatenation:
Example
string x = "10";
string y = "20";
string z = x + y; // z will be 1020 (a string)