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REBOL 3 Functions: input

input

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

See also:

ask   confirm  

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"]
Luke is 4 characters long


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