Join Text Values With Hyphens

Combine multiple text values into one hyphen-separated key-like string.

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Example 1

Join three ordered key parts with hyphens

This is the lightweight version of slug or key building: preserve the order of the text fragments, then join them with the separator you want in the final key.

Validated query Shared across supported engines.

SQL

SELECT
  CONCAT ('structure', '-', 'outlives', '-', 'query') AS retained_key;

Expected result Returned rows for the shared example.

retained_key
structure-outlives-query

The fragments are joined left to right with one hyphen between each value.

Useful when

Where this command helps.

building a retained record key from several metadata values
creating a readable slug from ordered text fragments

Explanation

What the command is doing.

Hyphen-joined text is common when building slugs, retained record keys, or human-readable identifiers. The main job is simple: keep the values in order and place one hyphen between them.

Join Text Values With Hyphens

Join three ordered key parts with hyphens

Where this command helps.

What the command is doing.

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