&&, + (concatenation operator)

Usage

-- Lingo syntax 
expression1 && expression2 
 
// JavaScript syntax 
expression1 + expression2

Description

String operator; concatenates two expressions, inserting a space character between the original string expressions. If either expression1 or expression2 is a number, it is first converted to a string. The resulting expression is a string.

This is a string operator with a precedence level of 2.

Example

This statement concatenates the strings “abra” and “cadabra” and inserts a space between the two:

-- Lingo syntax 
put("abra" && "cadabra") 
 
// JavaScript syntax 
put("abra " + "cadabra");

The result is the string “abra cadabra”.

This statement concatenates the strings “Today is” and today’s date in the long format and inserts a space between the two:

-- Lingo syntax 
put("Today is" && date()) 
 
// JavaScript syntax 
put("Today is " + Date());

See also

&, + (concatenation operator)