input Statement

Syntax

input <VARIABLE>

<VARIABLE> is the name of a String or Number variable to store the user's input.

Usage

The input statement reads a line of text from the user's keyboard. It waits for the user to type something and then press Enter. Then it stores their entered value into the specified variable.

The example below uses the print statement to prompt the user to enter their name. After the user types a name and presses Enter, that name is stored in the name variable. Then, print is used again to greet the user by name.

sub Main()

print "Name? ";

dim name as String

input name

print "Hi "; name; "!"

end sub

╔═ Console ═════════╗   ╔═ Console ═════════╗   ╔═ Console ═════════╗
║Name? █            ║   ║Name? Alice█       ║   ║Name? Alice        ║
║                   ║──►║                   ║──►║Hi Alice!          ║
║                   ║   ║                   ║   ║█                  ║
╚═══════════════════╝   ╚═══════════════════╝   ╚═══════════════════╝
The computer displays    The user types the      The user hits Enter.
  the prompt "Name?"        name "Alice"        The computer responds.