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---
id: concatenation
title: Concatenation
pagination_label: Concatenation
sidebar_label: Concatenation
sidebar_class_name: concatenation
keywords: ['transforms', 'operations', 'concatenation']
description: Join two or more string values into a combined output.
slug: /extensibility/transforms/operations/concatenation
tags: ['Transforms', 'Transform Operations']
---
## Overview
Use the concatenation transform to join two or more string values into a combined output. The concatenation transform often joins elements such as first and last name into a full display name, but it has many other uses.
## Transform Structure
The concatenation transform requires an array list of `values` that need to be joined. These values can be static strings or the return values of other nested transforms.
```json
{
"attributes": {
"values": ["John", " ", "Smith"]
},
"type": "concat",
"name": "Concatenation transform"
}
```
## Attributes
- **Required Attributes**
- **type** - This must always be set to `concat`.
- **name** - This is a required attribute for all transforms. It represents the name of the transform as it will appear in the UI's dropdown menus.
- **values** - This is the array of items to join.
- **Optional Attributes**
- **requiresPeriodicRefresh** - This `true` or `false` value indicates whether the transform logic should be reevaluated every evening as part of the identity refresh process.
## Examples
This transform joins the user's first name from the "HR Source" with his/her last name, adds a space between them, and then adds a parenthetical note that the user is a contractor at the end.
**Transform Request Body**:
```json
{
"attributes": {
"values": [
{
"attributes": {
"sourceName": "HR Source",
"attributeName": "FirstName"
},
"type": "accountAttribute"
},
" ",
{
"attributes": {
"sourceName": "HR Source",
"attributeName": "LastName"
},
"type": "accountAttribute"
},
" (Contractor)"
]
},
"type": "concat",
"name": "Test Concat Transform"
}
```
---
<p>&nbsp;</p>
This transform joins the user's job title with his/her job code value and adds a hyphen between those two pieces of data.
**Transform Request Body**:
```json
{
"attributes": {
"values": [
{
"attributes": {
"sourceName": "HR Source",
"attributeName": "JobTitle"
},
"type": "accountAttribute"
},
"-",
{
"attributes": {
"sourceName": "HR Source",
"attributeName": "JobCode"
},
"type": "accountAttribute"
}
]
},
"type": "concat",
"name": "Test Concat Transform"
}
```