CONCATENATE(Text1, Text2, ...)
- where, are text strings to join
CONCATENATE() joins number of text strings to form one text string.
Description
CONCATENATE(Text1, Text2, ...)
Consider the following example in ZOS,
CONCATENATE("JOHN"," ","SMITH") returns JOHN SMITH
- This function joins number of strings into one string.
- Arguments can be text, numbers, array or cell references, or combination of all items.
- An ampersand(&) can also be used instead of CONCATENATE function.
e.g. In Calci, if cell A1=JOHN and cell A2=SMITH, then
=(A1&" "&A2) returns JOHN SMITH
- Text string should be enclosed in quotes.
- If any punctuation marks are to be added between two strings, they should also be entered as argument.
- If arguments are omitted, Calci displays a #NULL error message.
Examples
| ColumnA | ColumnB | ColumnC | ColumnD |
| Happy | Holidays! | ||
| Apple | Mango | Orange | |
| 1234 | ABCD | ||
| This is a pen. | It is Black. | ||
=CONCATENATE(A1," ",B1) : Returns Happy Holidays! =CONCATENATE(A2,",",B2,",",C2) : Returns Apple,Mango,Orange =CONCATENATE(A3&B3&"5678") : Returns 1234ABCD5678 =CONCATENATE(A4," ",B4) : Returns This is a pen. It is Black.