gets

Get string data from stdin.

Syntax

result = gets ( prompt ) ;

Arguments

str prompt

• the prompt (echoed to stdout).

Return Value

string result

• string

  The next line from the file.

  The STATUS variable is set to $ACKNOWLEDGE

• NULLstring

  At the end of stdin, the result is "".

  The STATUS variable is set to %EOF

Warnings

%EOF : At the end of stdin, the result is "".

Exceptions

%ARGUMENT : Invalid arguments. Usage: result = gets ( prompt ) ;

Description

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Examples

To execute the example below, press or modify the example to try different variations. puts "Create an example for the function 'gets'" ;

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