title: String concatenation: using += vs. &=
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/734600">The difference between + and &amp; for joining strings in VB.NET</a></p>
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  <p>In VB.NET you can use either <code>+=</code> or <code>&amp;=</code> to concatenante a string (ignoring using a StringBuilder for this question -- this is directed at a very simple concatenation). </p>
  
  <p>What are the differences (if any) of using one or the other in VB.NET?</p>