+= (String Concatenation) (Transact-SQL)

Concatenates two strings and sets the string to the result of the operation. For example, if a variable @x equals 'Adventure', then @x += 'Works' takes the original value of @x, adds 'Works' to the string, and sets @x to that new value 'AdventureWorks'.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

expression += expression

Arguments

• expression
  Is any valid expression of any of the character data types.

Result Types

Returns the data type that is defined for the variable.

Remarks

SET @v1 += 'expression' is equivalent to SET @v1 = @v1 + 'expression'.

The += operator cannot be used without a variable. For example, the following code will cause an error:

SELECT 'Adventure' += 'Works'

Examples

The following example concatenates using the += operator.

DECLARE @v1 varchar(40);
SET @v1 = 'This is the original.';
SET @v1 += ' More text.';
PRINT @v1;

Here is the result set.

This is the original. More text.

See Also

Reference

Operators (Transact-SQL)

+= (Add EQUALS) (Transact-SQL)

+ (String Concatenation) (Transact-SQL)