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@[:console:prompt_string|]
==== prompt_string
<eucode>
include console.e
default namespace is console
namespace console
public function prompt_string(sequence prompt)
</eucode>
prompts the user to enter a string of text.
===== Parameters:
# ##prompt## : is a string that will be displayed on the screen.
===== Returns:
A **sequence**,
the string that the user typed in, stripped of any new-line character.
===== Comments:
If the user tries cancelling the prompt by hitting Control+Z, the program will abort, issuing a "Stopped" message.
===== Example 1:
<eucode>
include std/console.e
sequence name = prompt_string("What is your name? ")
</eucode>
===== See Also:
[[:prompt_number]]
==== prompt_string
<eucode>
include console.e
default namespace is console
public function prompt_string(sequence prompt)
</eucode>
prompts the user to enter a string of text.
===== Parameters:
# ##prompt## : is a string that will be displayed on the screen.
===== Returns:
A **sequence**,
the string that the user typed in, stripped of any new-line character.
===== Comments:
If the user tries cancelling the prompt by hitting Control+Z, the program will abort, issuing a "Stopped" message.
===== Example 1:
<eucode>
include std/console.e
sequence name = prompt_string("What is your name? ")
</eucode>
===== See Also:
[[:prompt_number]]