input

Display prompt and wait for user input.

Syntax

• r = input(prompt_str)
• r = input(prompt_str, 's')

Input argument

• prompt_str - a string: temp. prompt displayed

Output argument

• r - a string

Description

Display prompt and wait for user input. input returns a string which is the expression entered at keyboard.

Example

res = input('Please input a value ', 's');
r = execstr(['A = ', res, ';'], 'errcatch');
if (r)
  disp('It was a value.');
  disp(A)
else
 disp('It was NOT a value.');
end

See also

execstr.

History

Author

Allan CORNET