Inpst, Input – Texas Instruments TI-86 User Manual

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InpSt

‡ program editor

I/O menu

InpSt

promptString

variable

Pauses a program, displays promptString, and waits for
the user to enter a response. The response is stored to
variable

always as a string. When entering the response,

the user should not enter quotation marks.

To prompt for a number or expression instead of a
string, use

Input

InpSt

variable

Displays

as the prompt.

Program segment:

:InpSt "Enter your name:",STR

Input

‡ program editor

I/O menu

Input

promptString

variable

Pauses a program, displays promptString, and waits for
the user to enter a response. The response is stored to
variable

in the form in which the user enters it.

•

A number or expression is stored as a number or
expression.

•

A list, vector, or matrix is stored as a list, vector, or
matrix.

•

An entry enclosed in " marks is stored as a string.

Program segment:

:Input "Enter test score:",SCR

Input

variable

Displays

as the prompt.