CONCAT

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Applies to

• SQL Server

• Azure Synapse Analytics

Description

Makes a concatenation of string values with others. (CONCAT in Transact-SQL).

Sample Source Pattern

Syntax

SQL Server

CONCAT ( string_value1, string_value2 [, string_valueN ] )  

Snowflake SQL

Snowflake SQL complete documentation

CONCAT( <expr1> [ , <exprN> ... ] )

<expr1> || <expr2> [ || <exprN> ... ]

JavaScript

JavaScript complete documentation

String.concat( expression1, ..., expressionN )

Examples

SQL Server

Code:

IN -> SqlServer_01.sql

SELECT CONCAT('Ray',' ','of',' ','Light') AS TITLE;

Output:

       TITLE|      
------------+
Ray of Light|   

Snowflake SQL

Code:

OUT -> SqlServer_01.sql

SELECT
CONCAT('Ray',' ','of',' ','Light') AS TITLE;

Output:

       TITLE|      
------------+
Ray of Light|   

JavaScript

Code:

 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION concatenate_strs(strings array)
  RETURNS string
  LANGUAGE JAVASCRIPT
AS
$$
  var result = ""
  STRINGS.forEach(element => result = result.concat(element));
  return result;
$$;
SELECT concatenate_strs(array_construct('Ray',' ','of',' ','Light')) TITLE;

Output:

       TITLE|      
------------+
Ray of Light|    

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