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**UNSPLIT ( **//string //**)**

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| **UNSPLIT** | Merge a multiple line attribute string to a single line |
| //string// | A string constant, template symbol or expression containing a comma delimited list of attributes. |

**UNSPLIT** is used to merge a multiple line attribute string to a single line.

If the //string// is split into multiple lines, and connected using the line continuation character ( | ), **UNSPLIT** merges all lines together into a single line. Some unneeded whitespaces between attributes may also be removed by **UNSPLIT**.

We need to clarify the term "comma delimited list of attributes" as used in SPLIT, UNSPLIT, EXTRACT, REPLACE and SEPARATOR functions. These functions assume that the //string// parameter has the following form:

**[<;label>]  <;attribute>,<;attribute>,<;attribute>, ...**

In addition, each **<;attribute>** has the following format:

**<;name>[([<;parameter>],[<;parameter>],...)]**

**<;name>** is an identifier, or an identifier with a leading # character or a string constant. **<;parameter>** is any valid expression.

The list of attributes may also have a leading **<;label>**, which is an identifier, and separated from the first attribute by one or more whitespaces.

**UNSPLIT** is also useful when used in connection with **SEPARATOR**. Otherwise, if a //string// is long, the template must handle any possible line breaks.

**See Also:** [[split merge a single line string to multiple lines .htm|SPLIT]], [[separator  return attribute string delimiter position .htm|SEPARATOR]]

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