Join two values ("concatenate")

Overview

 You can join two or more values in CommCare using "concatenate."

  • Create a hidden value that joins together the items- for example item1, item2, item3

  • concat(#form//item1,#form//item2,#form//item3)

Examples

Simple Example

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This example of the concatenate function takes a "first name" and "surname" and puts them into a value called #form//fullname. The quotations ' ' put a space between the two values. This would output a name as "John Snow" instead of "JohnSnow."