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Input - Function Summary


Summary:

Inputs a string from the console. New-line character is removed.

Usage:

input

Refinements:

/hide - Mask input with a * character

Description:

Returns a string from the standard input device (normally the keyboard, but can also be a file or an interactive shell). The string does not include the new-line character used to terminate it.

The /HIDE refinement hides input with "*" characters.


    prin "Enter a name: "
    name: input
    print [name "is" length? name "characters long"]
    Enter a name: test is 4 characters long

Related:

ask - Ask the user for input.
confirm - Confirms a user choice.
input? - Returns TRUE if input characters are available.


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