Combining Text Fields

nvbanker · December 23rd, 2004, 3:44 PM

I am creating a mail form in PHP. In the message body, I would like to combine some fields that are separate on the submission form. There may already be a thread relating to this, but I could not think of what search criteria to use to find it. It is pretty simple to do in VB and in SQL, but I am not sure how to do it in PHP. I have listed an example of what I am trying to do below.

Example:
Form
First Name: John
Last Name: Doe

E-mail
Full Name: John Doe

In VB or SQL, I would simply use an ampersand (&) to combine the fields. Is there something similar that can be done in PHP.

Thanks in advance.
Jason

lad · December 23rd, 2004, 4:08 PM

The string concatenation operator in PHP is ".", the dot. For your example:

PHP Code:


			
$first = "John";

$last = "Smith";



// echo full name: "John Smith"

$fullname = $first . $ last;

nvbanker · December 23rd, 2004, 4:59 PM

Thanks for the quick reply and for the proper term. It worked like a charm.

Jason

**sam** · December 23rd, 2004, 5:54 PM

two thumbs up. very helpful.

December 23rd, 2004, 3:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
nvbanker Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Oct 2004 3 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Combining Text Fields I am creating a mail form in PHP. In the message body, I would like to combine some fields that are separate on the submission form. There may already be a thread relating to this, but I could not think of what search criteria to use to find it. It is pretty simple to do in VB and in SQL, but I am not sure how to do it in PHP. I have listed an example of what I am trying to do below. Example: Form First Name: John Last Name: Doe E-mail Full Name: John Doe In VB or SQL, I would simply use an ampersand (&) to combine the fields. Is there something similar that can be done in PHP. Thanks in advance. Jason Last edited by nvbanker; December 23rd, 2004 at 3:46 PM..

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lad Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Oct 2004 61 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 0 times	string concatenation The string concatenation operator in PHP is ".", the dot. For your example: PHP Code: `$first = "John"; $last = "Smith"; // echo full name: "John Smith" $fullname = $first . $ last;` __________________ pass17 dreamhead.com

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December 23rd, 2004, 4:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
nvbanker Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Oct 2004 3 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Thanks for the quick reply and for the proper term. It worked like a charm. Jason

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sam Surpass Fan Super #1 Joined in Dec 2003 Lives in NJ 5,057 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 4 times	two thumbs up. very helpful.

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