===== Prompt =====

==== Format ====

**prompt** ( //message// )\\
**prompt** ( //message// , //default//)

==== Description ====

This function displays a message box with an input box and returns a string value of what the user typed in the box.  You may set the default value by setting a second string argument.

==== Example ====

<code>a$ = prompt("What state do you live?","KY")
if a$ = "KY" then
   print "Kentucky."
else
   print "Somewhere Else"
end if</code>
draws\\
{{:prompt.png|Prompt}}

==== See Also ====
{{page>en:start#Keyboard and User Input&noheader}}

==== History ==== 
0.9.9.42 - added statement