+ Operator

Used to sum two numbers or concatenate two String values.

Syntax

The + operator has two syntaxes:

result=expression1 + expression2

Part	Type	Description
result	Number	The sum of expression1 and expression2.
expression1	Number	Any numeric expression.
expression2	Number	Any numeric expression.

result=expression1 + expression2

Part	Type	Description
result	String	The concatenation of expression1 and expression2.
expression1	String	Any string expression.
expression2	String	Any string expression.

Notes

You can use Operator_Add to define the + operator for custom classes.

Examples

This example adds several numbers together:

Dim x as Integer
x=1+2+3

This example concatenates two strings and stores the result in a variable:

Dim name as String
name="REAL"+"basic" //name = REALbasic