joining variables

[thumbelina]

ok here's what i'm trying to do. i have 2 text boxes that go in variables $firstname and $lastname, and for format reasons i want to then join these 2 into one variable, as in: $name = $firstname$lastname only that's not the proper syntax, and i can't find out what the proper syntax is. but i know this can be done.

 

[vcherubini]

Several ways:

$name .= $firstname;
$name .= $lastname;

$name = $firstname.$lastname;
or if you want to put a space after $firstname:
$name = $firstname." ".$lastname;

The string concatenation thing is a dot (.). You could also use the function strcat(), but the others are just easier.

Hope this helps.

-Vic vic cherubini
krs-one@cnunited.com

http://www.cnunited.com

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