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@@ -151,6 +151,20 @@ CONCAT
Concatenate all the input arguments together and store
the result in the named output variable.
+JOIN
+""""
+
+::
+
+ string(JOIN <glue> <output variable> [<input>...])
+
+Join all the input arguments together using the glue
+string and store the result in the named output variable.
+
+To join list's elements, use preferably the ``JOIN`` operator
+from :command:`list` command. This allows for the elements to have
+special characters like ``;`` in them.
+
TOLOWER
"""""""
@@ -282,6 +296,18 @@ CONFIGURE
Transform a string like :command:`configure_file` transforms a file.
+MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER
+"""""""""""""""""
+
+::
+
+ string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER <input string> <output variable>)
+
+Convert each non-alphanumeric character in the ``<input string>`` to an
+underscore and store the result in the ``<output variable>``. If the first
+character of the string is a digit, an underscore will also be prepended to
+the result.
+
RANDOM
""""""
@@ -346,13 +372,6 @@ If no explicit ``<format string>`` is given it will default to:
%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S for local time.
%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ for UTC.
-
-::
-
- string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER <input string> <output variable>)
-
-Write a string which can be used as an identifier in C.
-
.. note::
If the ``SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH`` environment variable is set,