Concatenation Operator

Definition: Forces string concatenation of two expressions.

 

In VBScript you can join two or more strings by using either the plus sign (+) or the ampersand (&).

 

Note. Or, if you want to sound fancy: In VBScript you can concatenatetwo or more strings by using either the plus sign (+) or the ampersand (&).

 

In Windows PowerShell you can concatenate two or more strings by using the plus sign (don’t even bother trying to use the ampersand). For example, this command combines the word test, a blank space, and the word valueand stores the resulting string in a variable named $a:

 

 

When you run this command and then echo back the value of $ a youshould get the following: