Convert the columns into a comma separated string in T-Sql

Convert the columns into a comma separated string in T-Sql

Input :-
test1
test2
test3
test4
Output:-           test1,test2,test3,test4
Query:-
SELECT STUFF((SELECT ', ' +convert(nvarchar, name) FROM (SELECT name FROM Locations_Alternative where LID=234) AS T FOR XML PATH('')),1,1,'') AS [Name]

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