String.prototype.concat()

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The concat() method of String values concatenates the string arguments to this string and returns a new string.

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Syntax

js
concat()
concat(str1)
concat(str1, str2)
concat(str1, str2, /* …, */ strN)

Parameters

str1, …, strN

One or more strings to concatenate to str.

Return value

A new string containing the combined text of the strings provided.

Description

The concat() function concatenates the string arguments to the calling string and returns a new string.

If the arguments are not of the type string, they are converted to string values before concatenating.

The concat() method is very similar to the addition/string concatenation operators (+, +=), except that concat() coerces its arguments directly to strings, while addition coerces its operands to primitives first. For more information, see the reference page for the + operator.

Examples

Using concat()

The following example combines strings into a new string.

js
const hello = "Hello, ";
console.log(hello.concat("Kevin", ". Have a nice day."));
// Hello, Kevin. Have a nice day.

const greetList = ["Hello", " ", "Venkat", "!"];
"".concat(...greetList); // "Hello Venkat!"

"".concat({}); // "[object Object]"
"".concat([]); // ""
"".concat(null); // "null"
"".concat(true); // "true"
"".concat(4, 5); // "45"

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-string.prototype.concat

Browser compatibility

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