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PHP

Posted by Dean Pierrot
Dean Pierrot
18,403 Points

Whats the difference between '+=' v.s '.='?

$string_one = 'Hello World;

$string_one .= 'Welcome to my site';

                vs

$string_one += 'Welcome to my site';

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

.= can only concatenate strings, while += can concatenate strings AND add.

Dean Pierrot
Dean Pierrot
18,403 Points

Add as addition or combining to strings together?

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Uh-huh. :D