Gets keyboard input.
INPUT[;] [prompt {; |
,}] variables |
A semicolon immediately after INPUT directs QBasic to leave the cursor on the same line after the user presses Enter.
prompt is the optional prompt INPUT displays on the screen.
A semicolon after the prompt directs INPUT to display a question mark after the prompt.
A comma after the prompt directs INPUT to suppress the question mark.
variables is the list of variables to input. Separate multiple variables with commas.
If you enter a type other than the expected variable type or enter too many or too few values, INPUT displays the message Redo from start, and you must reenter the data.
The user must separate multiple entries with commas.
The variable names in the list may be numeric or string variable names (including subscripted variables).
No assignment of input values is made until an acceptable response is given.
When an INPUT statement is encountered during program execution, the program halts, the prompt string is displayed, and the operator types in the requested data. Strings that input to an INPUT statement need not be surrounded by quotation marks unless they contain commas or leading or trailing blanks.
When the operator presses the RETURN key, program execution continues.
INPUT and LINE INPUT statements have built-in PRINT statements. When an INPUT statement with a quoted string is encountered during program execution, the quoted string is printed automatically (see the PRINT statement).
The principal difference between the INPUT and LINE INPUT statements is that LINE INPUT accepts special characters (such as commas) within a string, without requiring double quotation marks, while the INPUT statement requires double quotation marks.
'Question mark
INPUT "Enter your name and age"; uname$, age
PRINT uname$, age
'No question mark
INPUT "Enter your name and age", uname$, age
PRINT uname$, age