Returns the concatenation of the values of its arguments.

Related Syntax Constructs

The following construct(s) refer to this construct:

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Syntax

fn:concat() => string

fn:concat(string? $string1) => string

fn:concat(string? $string1, string? $string2, ...) => string

Description

This function concatenates the values of its arguments. It accepts zero or more xs:strings as arguments. In case of no arguments, the empty string is returned.

Arguments

$string1, $string2, ...	string value

Examples

• concat("a","b")

  This returns "ab".