Push items in a string with "+="

Question

Can somebody tell what I'm doing wrong

$str = "";
$str += "Was het maar vrijdag";
$str += "Was het maar zaterdag";
echo $str;

this return 0

Seems like a lot JAVA guys are moving to PHP. Welcome Aboard!! — Shankar Narayana Damodaran, Nov 13 '13 at 10:03
possible duplicate of [Can you append strings to variables in PHP?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9050685/can-you-append-strings-to-variables-in-php) — user247702, Nov 13 '13 at 10:06

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 13 '13 at 10:01

6

You should use dot . instead of plus +.

answered Nov 13 '13 at 10:01

fracz

Manolo · Answer 2 · 2013-11-13T10:24:15.040

1

Use . instead of +:

$str = "";
$str .= "Was het maar vrijdag";
$str .= "Was het maar zaterdag";
echo $str;

edited Nov 13 '13 at 10:24

answered Nov 13 '13 at 10:03

Manolo

1

I don't know why this answer was downvoted. I am voting up. +1 – Shankar Narayana Damodaran Nov 13 '13 at 10:22
1

@ShankarDamodaran - Thanks man. – Manolo Nov 13 '13 at 10:24

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 13 '13 at 10:03

0

Use .=

In PHP, strings are attached with ., not with +

$str = "";
$str .= "Was het maar vrijdag";
$str .= "Was het maar zaterdag";
echo $str;

answered Nov 13 '13 at 10:03

Realitätsverlust

I don't know why this answer was downvoted. I am voting up. +1 – Shankar Narayana Damodaran Nov 13 '13 at 10:23
1

@ShankarDamodaran, thanks, dont know either what i did wrong.^^ – Realitätsverlust Nov 13 '13 at 10:34

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