CONCAT

Assigns a new value to a variable by combining 2 values.

Description

Concatenates 2 values. In other words, combines the 2 values into a new value by putting them one after the other. The result value will be assigned to the result variable with the given name.

Syntax

CONCAT [Part 1] [Part 2] [Result variable]

Command parameters

Command parameter	Assignment	Value format	Input options
Part 1	Required	String, integer, float	Local, variable
Part 2	Required	String, integer, float	Local, variable
Result variable	Required	String	Local, variable

Part 1:

First part of the result value.

Part 2:

Second part of the result value.

Result variable:

Name of the result variable.

Sample code

Command only:

CONCAT Part1_ Part2 Result_Variable

Example:

$ID_Prefix=Section_ID_
$Name_Prefix=Flat_Shape_
for $i 1...5

    CONCAT $ID_Prefix $i Act_Sec_ID
    CONCAT $Name_Prefix $i Act_Sec_Name
    LOAD_SECTION_MACRO $Act_Sec_ID "HR-FS" $Act_Sec_Name "S 235 EN 10025-2" 300 $i*10

end

This example utilizes the CONCAT command to create unique IDs and names for 5 similar macro sections that are loaded in with a for cycle.

The result of this example in the section list looks like this: