Specifications

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Syntax:
INPUT [;]["prompt"{,|;}]variable
Parameter:
"prompt"
A string constant.
variable
A numeric or string variable.
Description:
When execution reaches an INPUT statement, the program pauses and waits for
the user to enter data from the keyboard while showing a prompting message spec-
ified by
"prompt".
After typing data, the user must press the ENT key. Then, the INPUT statement
assigns the typed data to
variable.
•
"prompt" is a prompting message to be displayed on the LCD.
• The semicolon (;) or comma (,) after
"prompt" has the following meaning:
If "prompt" is followed by a semicolon, the INPUT statement displays the
prompting message followed by a question mark and a space.
INPUT "data= ";a$
If "prompt" is followed by a comma, the statement displays the prompting mes-
sage but no question mark or space is appended to the prompting message.
INPUT "data= ",a$
I/O statement
INPUT
Reads input from the keyboard into a variable.
data= ?
data=