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layout: "functions"
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page_title: "coalesce function"
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sidebar_current: "docs-funcs-collection-coalesce-x"
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description: |-
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The coalesce function takes any number of string arguments and returns the
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first one that isn't empty.
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# `coalesce` Function
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`coalesce` takes any number of string arguments and returns the first one
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that isn't empty.
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## Examples
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```
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> coalesce("a", "b")
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a
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> coalesce("", "b")
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b
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```
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To perform the `coalesce` operation with a list of strings, use the `...`
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symbol to expand the list as arguments:
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```
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> coalesce(["", "b"]...)
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b
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```
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## Related Functions
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* [`coalescelist`](./coalescelist.html) performs a similar operation with
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list arguments rather than string arguments.
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