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Description

Used to sum two numbers or perform string concatenation.

Syntax

result = expression1 + expression2

The + operator syntax has these parts:

Part Description

result Any variable.

expression1 Any expression.

expression2 Any expression.

Remarks

The underlying subtype of the expressions determines the behavior of the + operator.

If Then

Both expressions are numeric or Boolean Add.

Both expressions are strings Concatenate.

One expression is numeric and the other is a string Concatenate.

For information on when a run-time error is generated by the + operator, see the Operator Behavior table.

Prepending "+" to a string will convert a numeric string to a number. toString Method e.g. +"123" returns 123 in numeric form.

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