Syntax
=CONCATENATE(text1, [text2], ...)Arguments
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
text1 | Required | The first text |
text2 | Optional | More texts to join |
How to use CONCATENATE
CONCATENATE takes 1 required argument and 1 optional argument, and accepts more values in the same pattern. Type =CONCATENATE( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.
Examples
Each result below was calculated by the SheetsBat formula engine.
=CONCATENATE("Stream population for ", "trout", " is ", 32, "/mile")Result Related text functions
- CHARReturns the character for a code number from 1 to 255.
- CLEANRemoves nonprinting characters (codes 0 to 31) from text.
- CODEReturns the code number of the first character of a text.
- CONCATJoins texts and the values of whole ranges into one text.
- DBCSChanges half width (single byte) letters, digits and katakana to full width (double byte) characters.
- DOLLARFormats a number as currency text, rounded to the given number of decimals.
- EXACTChecks whether two texts are exactly the same, including upper and lower case.
- FINDReturns the position of one text inside another, matching upper and lower case exactly.
- FINDBSame as FIND, counting bytes; without a double byte language set as default each character counts as one byte.