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Character Operators

You can join and compare character data using the character operators +, -, and $. The following table lists the character expression operators in order of precedence.

Character Operators

Operator

Action

Code

+

Concatenation. Joins two strings, a string and a field, or a string and a variable.

? 'Good ' + 'morning'

-

Concatenation. Removes trailing blanks from the element preceding the operator then joins two elements.

? customer.first - customer.last

$

Comparison. Seeks one character expression within another.

? 'father' $ 'grandfather'

? 'Main' $ customer.address

See Also

Reference

$ Operator

Character Data Type

Creating Character Expressions

Operators (Visual FoxPro)