How can I use the += operator in PHP for a string?

Question

How can I use the += operator for a string in PHP?

Below is a Java example:

String str = "";

str += "some value";
str += "some more values";

The above example concatenates and assign all values to the str object.

How can I achieve this in PHP?

*(related)* [What does that symbol mean in PHP](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3737139/reference-what-does-this-symbol-mean-in-php) — Gordon, Jun 25 '11 at 09:31

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 25 '11 at 09:24

10

You are searching for .=:

$str = "";
$str .= "some value";

answered Jun 25 '11 at 09:24

Floern

Rajasekar Gunasekaran · Answer 2 · 2011-06-25T11:31:37.677

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 $str .= "some value"; 
 $str .= "some more values";

edited Jun 25 '11 at 11:31

answered Jun 25 '11 at 09:24

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 25 '11 at 13:18

0

Either:

$str = $str + "stuff";

Or:

$str .= "stuffsicles";

answered Jun 25 '11 at 13:18

Mina

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