cfunc.input

C Function/C Functions, Releases: AP 6.1

Pick/BASIC 'input' functionality from C.

Syntax

int _CP_input(int type, CPSTR** result, int expression1, int expression2)

Description

equivalent to the Pick/BASIC statements: input

type Pick/BASIC statement

_CP_INPUT input result
_CP_INPUT_N input result:
_CP_INPUT_L input result, expression1
_CP_INPUT_LN input result, expression1:
_CP_INPUT_L_ input result, expression1_
_CP_INPUT_LN_ input result, expression1:_
_CP_INPUT_LF input result, expression1 for expression2
_CP_INPUT_LNF input result, expression1: for expression2
_CP_INPUT_L_F input result, expression1_ for expression2
_CP_INPUT_LN_F input result, expression1:_ for expression2

This function returns -1 if an error occurs. The error code is contained in _CP_errno. If the timeout occurs, _CP_errno contains PE_TMOUT.

Example

/* The following example gets 1 line of input. */

CPSTR * s = _CP_str_null;

_CP_input(_CP_INPUT, &s, 0, 0);

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