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Operator

Used to sum two numbers or concatenate two String values.

Usage

The + operator has two syntaxes:

result=expression1 + expression2

Part	Type	Description
result	Number	The sum of expression1 and expression2.
expression1	Number	Any numeric expression.
expression2	Number	Any numeric expression.

result=expression1 + expression2

Part	Type	Description
result	String	The concatenation of expression1 and expression2.
expression1	String	Any string expression.
expression2	String	Any string expression.

Notes

You can use Operator_Add to define the + operator for custom classes.

Examples

This example adds several numbers together:

Var sum As Integer
sum = 1 + 2 + 3

This example concatenates two strings and stores the result in a variable:

Var name As String
name = "Bob " + "Roberts" // name = Bob Roberts

See Also

Operator_Add, Str, Val functions; Operator precedence