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.TH input 1 "April 1993" "Scilab Group" "Scilab Function"
.so ../sci.an
.SH NAME
input - prompt for user input
.SH CALLING SEQUENCE
.nf
[x]=input(message,["string"])
.fi
.SH PARAMETERS
.TP 10
message
: character string
.TP 10
"string"
: the character string \fV"string"\fR (may be abbreviated to \fV"s"\fR)
.TP 10
x
: real number (or character string if \fV"string"\fR is in the calling sequence)
.SH DESCRIPTION
input(message) gives the user the prompt in the text string and
then waits for input from the keyboard.
.LP
The input can be expression which is evaluated by \fVevstr\fR.
.LP
Invoked with two arguments, the output is a character string which is the
expression entered at keyboard.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
//x=input("How many iterations?")
//x=input("What is your name?","string")
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
file, read, write, evstr, x_dialog, x_mdialog
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