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This function concatenates one or more attributes which have string as a data type. With this Contact function we can concatenate as many attributes as necessary.

Syntax

Concat (string1, string2, [string3], …)

The Concat() function has two parameters at least:

• string1 (string): Required. A string of text.
• string2 (string): Required.

Usage 

This function requires two strings in minimum. Strings are concatenated sequentially. This function creates a full name from a first, middle, and last name. You must explicitly include space characters in the function to incorporate spaces between strings.

%%[ Var @firstName, @middleName, @lastName, @fullName Set @firstName = “Kjell” Set @middleName = “Jakob” Set @lastName = “Larssen” Set @fullName = Concat(@firstName, ” “, @middleName, ” “, @lastName) ]%% <p>Full name: %%=v(@fullName)=%%</p>

The function outputs the full name.

Full name: Kjell Jakob Larssen

Example 1

%%[ VAR @fullName

SET @fullName = Concat(AttributeValue(“FirstName”), ” “, AttributeValue(“LastName”)) ]%%

Hello %%=v(@fullName)=%%

The AttributeValue function is used to retrieve the subscriber’s FirstName, LastName from a sendable data extension

Example 2

%%[

var @firstName
var @lastName
var @fullName

set @firstName = AttributeValue(“firstName”) /* value from attribute or DE column in send context / set @firstName = “Cornelia” / or a literal value */

set @lastName = AttributeValue(“lastName”) /* value from attribute or DE column in send context / set @lastName = “Balma” / or a literal value */

set @fullName = Concat(@firstName, ” “, @lastName)

]%%
firstName: %%=v(@firstName)=%%

lastName: %%=v(@lastName)=%%

fullName: %%=v(@fullName)=%%

Output

firstName: Cornelia
lastName: Balma
fullName: Cornelia Balma