{"id":6643,"date":"2024-03-14T04:31:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T04:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-method-of-contact-in-sql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T06:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T06:15:49","slug":"what-is-the-usage-method-of-contact-in-sql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-method-of-contact-in-sql\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL CONCAT Function: Usage &#038; Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In SQL, CONTACT is not a built-in keyword or function. You may be looking for the CONCAT function, which is used to concatenate two or more strings together.<\/p>\n<p>The basic syntax of the CONCAT function is as follows:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>CONCAT(string1, string2, ...)\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>For example, if you want to concatenate two strings together and return the result, you can use the following query:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> CONCAT(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Hello'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'World'<\/span>);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This will return the string &#8220;HelloWorld&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, if you need to combine values from multiple fields, you can also use the CONCAT function. 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