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INPUT
Function
:
6-2 Program Commands
["Message statement",] variable name
®
Character string
[, ["Message statement", ]
,
V . bl
]
*
ana e name
Character string
Assigns input from the keyboard to a variable.
Parameter:
Message:
Character string.
Variable name
:
Numeric variable name or character variable name.
Explanation:
1) Input from the keyboard is assigned to a variable when the
~
key is
pressed.
2) If there is a message,
" ?"
will be displayed after the message and the com-
puter will be in key input wait
status.
3) If the message is omitted
,
"?"only will be displayed.
4) In the key input wait status with the INPUT statement, the message and "?"
will be cleared with the first key input.
5) Error (Error 2) will occur if character string data is input to a numeric varia-
ble. Since "?" will be displayed again and a numeric value input will be
requested when
the~
key is pressed, make a new input.
If~~
is pressed,
program execution will be terminated.
6) A numeric expression can be used as the input to a numeric variable and the
value of the numeric expression will be assigned to the numeric variable
.
In this case, even one alphabetical letter will be regarded as a numeric
expression
(variable).
7) If the
~key
only is pressed without inputting the numeric value or
numeric expression, the value in the numeric variable will not change.
8) If the
~
key only is pressed without inputting a character expression when
inputting to a character variable, null will be assigned to the character
variable
.
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