INPUTBOX$

The _INPUTBOX$ function displays a prompt in a dialog box, waits for the user to input text or click a button, and returns a string containing the contents of the text box. The returned string is an empty string ("") if the user cancelled.

Syntax

result$ = _INPUTBOX$(title$, message$[, defaultInput$])

Parameters

• title$ is the dialog box title
• message$ is the message or prompt that will is displayed in the dialog box
• defaultInput$ is a string that is displayed in the text box as the default response if no other input is provided

Description

• All parameters accept an empty string ("") in which case system defaults are used
• Use message$ to specify instructions to the user
• If defaultInput$ is an empty string (""), then a password box is shown, and the input is masked
• The dialog box automatically becomes a modal window if the application window is visible

Availability

• QB64-PE v3.4 and up

Examples

Example

Hello, world with common dialogs

username$ = _INPUTBOX$("Hello App", "Enter your name:", "anonymous") IF username$ <> "" THEN _MESSAGEBOX "Hello App", "Hello " + username$, "info"

See also

• _NOTIFYPOPUP
• _MESSAGEBOX
• _MESSAGEBOX (function)
• _SELECTFOLDERDIALOG$
• _COLORCHOOSERDIALOG
• _OPENFILEDIALOG$
• _SAVEFILEDIALOG$

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