# Concat Strings

The **Concat Strings** node is used to concatenate two or more strings together. It combines the specified strings into one. The resulting concatenated string is then stored in a new variable.

### Properties Panel

| **Field**              | **Description**                                                                      | **Required** |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ |
| Node name              | [Node Name](https://docs.cosmocloud.io/concepts-and-in-depth/flow-builder/node-name) | true         |
| New string name        | Name of the new variable in which the concatenated string would be stored            | true         |
| Strings to concatenate | Values or Variables containing strings needs to be concatenated                      | true         |
| Delimiter              | The character or set of characters that is used to separate each concatenated value  | false        |

### Example

Let's say you want to generate the full name of user from user's first and last name. User First Name is stored in `$.variable.firstname` User Last Name is stored in `$.variable.lastname`

1. Set `New string name` to `full_name`.
2. Set `Strings to concatenate` to `$.variable.firstname`
3. Click `New Value` Button in `Strings to concatenate` section.
4. Set `Strings to concatenate` to `$.variable.lastname`
5. Set `Delimiter` to (in case you want space between first and last name else leave blank).

It will append the string present in `$.variable.firstname` to string present in `$.variables.lastname`. The variable `$.variables.fullname` will contain the concatenated string. If the variable `$.variables.fullname` does not exists, then it will create a new variable. If it exists, it would overwrite the value with the concatenated string.

### Returns

This node does not return any value, but sets a variable with your provided `< New string name>` in the flow context.