In Elixir, you can concatenate or join strings using various methods. Concatenating strings is a common operation in programming and can be achieved using different techniques.
Using String interpolation
String interpolation is a straightforward and commonly used method to join strings in Elixir. It allows you to embed variables or expressions directly within a string using the #{} syntax.
Example:
first_name = "John"
last_name = "Doe"
full_name = "#{first_name} #{last_name}"
IO.puts(full_name) # Output: John Doe
In this example, we use string interpolation to concatenate the first_name and last_name variables into the full_name string.
Using String Concatenation Operator
Elixir also provides the string concatenation operator <>, which allows you to join strings explicitly.
Example:
greeting = "Hello, "
name = "Alice"
message = greeting <> name
IO.puts(message) # Output: Hello, Alice
In this example, we use the <> operator to concatenate the greeting and name strings into the message string.
Using Enum.join/2
If you have a list of strings that you want to join, you can use the Enum.join/2 function to concatenate them with a specified separator.
Example:
words = ["Elixir", "is", "awesome"]
sentence = Enum.join(words, " ")
IO.puts(sentence) # Output: Elixir is awesome
In this example, we use Enum.join/2 to concatenate the elements of the words list into the sentence string, separated by a space.
Using IO.puts with Multiple Arguments
The IO.puts/2 function in Elixir can accept multiple arguments, which will be printed on the same line.
Example:
name = "Bob"
age = 30
IO.puts("Name:", name, "Age:", age) # Output: Name: Bob Age: 30
In this example, we pass multiple arguments to IO.puts/2 to print the name and age variables on the same line without explicitly joining them.
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