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Prompts on the input device for user input and returns the user input line as
a string.
Syntax
strinput (prompt)
Formal Declaration
strinput:str (prompt:str)
Parameters
- prompt
The prompt string to be displayed.
Examples
$nmdebug > wl strinput("input a number>")
input a number > 1234
1234
Prompt the user for a number and write it back.
$nmdebug > var n bin(strinput("input a number>"))
input a number > 1+3
Prompt the user for a number, convert the input string to
a number, and assign it to the variable named n.
Limitations, Restrictions
If STRINPUT is issued in a job (for example, through the
HPDEBUG intrinsic command string), an error is displayed, and Debug
returns to the caller.
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