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