===== Prompt (Function) =====

==== Format ====

**prompt** ( [[expressions|prompt]] )\\
**prompt** ( [[expressions|prompt]] , //default_expr//)

returns [[stringexpressions|string_expression]]

==== 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|