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Numeric args to concat.

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@noindent
The @code{concat} function always constructs a new string that is
not @code{eq} to any existing string.

When an argument is an integer (not a sequence of integers), it is
converted to a string of digits making up the decimal printed
representation of the integer.  @strong{Don't use this feature; we plan
to eliminate it.  If you already use this feature, change your programs
now!}  The proper way to convert an integer to its decimal printed form
is with @code{format} (@pxref{Formatting Strings}) or
@code{number-to-string} (@pxref{String Conversion}).

@example
@group
(concat 137)
     @result{} "137"
(concat 54 321)
     @result{} "54321"
@end group
@end example

For information about other concatenation functions, see the
description of @code{mapconcat} in @ref{Mapping Functions},
@code{vconcat} in @ref{Vectors}, and @code{append} in @ref{Building
Lists}.

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@noindent
The @code{concat} function always constructs a new string that is
not @code{eq} to any existing string.

In Emacs versions before 21, when an argument was an integer (not a
sequence of integers), it was converted to a string of digits making up
the decimal printed representation of the integer.  This obsolete usage
no longer works.  The proper way to convert an integer to its decimal
printed form is with @code{format} (@pxref{Formatting Strings}) or
@code{number-to-string} (@pxref{String Conversion}).

For information about other concatenation functions, see the
description of @code{mapconcat} in @ref{Mapping Functions},
@code{vconcat} in @ref{Vectors}, and @code{append} in @ref{Building
Lists}.